"photoflash" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: photoflashes [plural]
Etymology: photo- + flash Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|flash}} photo- + flash Head templates: {{en-noun}} photoflash (plural photoflashes)
  1. (photography) A lamp that emits a brief flash of bright light; used to take photographs in a dark environment Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-photoflash-en-noun-zxuTQi2q Categories (other): English terms prefixed with photo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with photo-: 68 32 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
  2. (photography) A flashbulb Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-photoflash-en-noun-XQ-jjSnv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: photoflash bomb, photoflash capacitor, photoflash cartridge, photoflash composition, photoflash lamp, photoflash unit

Inflected forms

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