flashlamp

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noun

A kind of lamp that uses an electric current to start powder burning and produce a brief sudden burst of bright light. It was formerly used in flash photography.

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Meanings

nounflashlamp (plural flashlamps)

plural flashlamps

  1. A kind of lamp that uses an electric current to start powder burning and produce a brief sudden burst of bright light. It was formerly used in flash photography.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
flashtube

Origin

From flash + lamp.

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flashlamp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flashlamp

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“flashlamp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flashlamp. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flashlamp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flashlamp.

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