pho·to·flash

(fō′tō-flăsh′)

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photoflash

(ˈfəʊtəʊˌflæʃ)

(Photography) another name for flashbulb

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Noun

photoflash - a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, flash

flash camera - a camera with a photoflash attachment

lamp - an artificial source of visible illumination

photographic equipment - equipment used by a photographer

Translations

photoflash

[ˈfəʊtəʊflæʃ] N → flash m

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A letter Mr Kellett received from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) appears to confirm a military operation, codenamed Photoflash, was scheduled for that night.

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With regard to the number of missiles, bombs and missiles thrown at Yemen during the four years of the aggression, he said that at least 2951 photoflash bombs and 3721 sound bombs not to mention dropping dozens of thermobaric weapons.

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The Israeli aircraft also dropped photoflash or flash bombs.

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For their own safety, Chan urged visitors not to disturb the cattle in their living space by crossing the fences, not to tease or touch them, and not to take close-up photos with them or use photoflash lest they should become startled.

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To thank them for all their hard work, each child was presented with a selection box donated by Photoflash in Carluke.

Sing song merrily on high

Viewers who duck out of the glare and into the darkened projection room can develop a visceral appreciation for Goldin's crepuscular world--from the baroque tenebrism of unwashed linens to the meticulous rituals of a drag king's evening toilette to the slimy sheen of a photoflash against a black vinyl bar booth--a world that provided sanctuary for people escaping the chipper, overlit spaces of mainstream culture.

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Typical examples include the mentioned photoflash experiments on heme proteins, where a small molecule such as carbon monoxide can be flashed away from the hememoiety by an ultra-short laser pulse.

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Mr Colquhoun said driver Raymond Munro, who worked for Carluke company Photoflash Coaches, had been travelling too fast.

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Now a document from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has surfaced, which reveals a military operation - codenamed Photoflash - was scheduled for that evening.

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Shroud researcher Ray Rogers, a physical chemist at Los Alamos Laboratory, said, "I am forced to conclude that the image was formed by a burst of radiant energy--light if you like." In other words, the image is recorded on the cloth as if by a photoflash of brilliant light radiating from the body of the Man in the Shroud.

Is the Shroud of Turin authentic? Believers have long maintained that the Shroud of Turin is the burial cloth of Jesus, while others, including scientists, concluded it was a hoax. But what does modern science say?