camera flash
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2.2
- noun
- /ˈkæmərə flæʃ/
:
flash de cámara
- I was blinded momentarily by a camera flash just before the group photo was taken.
Examples
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Her camera flashed as she took a photo.
Fiction book (1992) -
A burst of light, like a camera flash, startled me.
Fiction book (1993) -
With my eyes closed, I could still see the camera flashes, little stars of light in the darkened room.
Fiction book (1990) -
On-camera flash is rarely satisfactory because of its harsh nature.
Academic text (2005) -
Kropp's appearance was met with thunderous applause and camera flashes from her fellow students.
Blog text (22) -
Pose there while a camera flash brightened and Duster stomped snow boots in applause.
Fiction book (1996) -
The photographer used a camera flash to brighten the dimly lit room during the photoshoot.
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As the concert began, the audience lit up with camera flashes capturing the moment.
Synonyms
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1.7
A sudden, brief burst of bright light, for example from a camera
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5.1
A small lamp that gives a short, very bright light for taking photos
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3.7
A light that flashes quickly and regularly to make visual effects
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3.5
A small lamp that gives a very bright short light for taking photos
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6.7
A small light that attaches to a camera to make photos brighter
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5.6
A small lamp that makes a very bright short flash of light for photographs
A small device that makes a bright light for taking photos
A small device that makes a short bright light for taking photos
A bright, short burst that lights a subject for photos or tests
A small cube with several bulbs that fits on older cameras to give light for pictures
A device that makes the camera flash at the same time the shutter opens
How Bright
- Specialized
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3.7
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2.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a device or burst of light on a camera used to illuminate a scene' is directly derivable from combining 'camera' (photographic device) with 'flash' (a brief burst of light). This simple noun–noun compound follows common English composition patterns and has clear parallels in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Camera flash comes from early photography, when photographers used a quick burst of burning powder or a bright bulb that made a strong, sudden flash of light to light a dark scene, so the term came to mean 'a quick bright light' or the small device that makes that light.