flashbulb

[flash-buhlb]

flash·bulb

[flash-buhlb]
noun Photography.
a glass bulb, filled with oxygen and aluminum or zirconium wire or foil, which, when ignited electrically, burns with a brilliant flash to provide momentary illumination of a subject.
Also, flash bulb.
Also called flash.


Origin:
1930–35; flash + bulb
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Flashbulb is always a great word to know.
So is composite print. Does it mean:
a style of film prominent in Italy after World War II, characterized by a concern for social issues and often shot on location with untrained actors
a print with picture and sound placed side by side on the same strand of film after all postproduction work on picture and sound has been completed
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flashbulb (ˈflæʃˌbʌlb)
 
n
photog Compare electronic flash Also called: photoflash a small expendable glass light bulb formerly used to produce a bright flash of light

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