PHOTOFLASH

flash, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash bulb

(noun) a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

photoflash (plural photoflashes)

(photography) A lamp that emits a brief flash of bright light; used to take photographs in a dark environment

(photography) A flashbulb

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

12 December 2024

CONDOM

(noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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