"photoflash" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: photoflashes [plural]
Etymology: From 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 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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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "photoflash cartridge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "photoflash composition"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "word": "photoflash capacitor"
    },
    {
      "word": "photoflash cartridge"
    },
    {
      "word": "photoflash composition"
    },
    {
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