flash lamp
- noun
- /flæʃ læmp/
- Archaic
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flash
- To improve his night photography, he invested in a powerful flash lamp for better illumination.
Examples
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The photographer used a flash lamp to capture the perfect moment in the dim light.
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The lasers are pumped by flash lamps powered by a 400-MJ capacitor bank.
Academic text (2006) -
In 1861, Nadar invented a battery-operated flash lamp, one of the first artificial lights in the history of photography, and promptly brought his camera into Paris's sewers and catacombs.
Blog text (1) -
When taking pictures at night, a flash lamp can provide the necessary burst of light.
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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2.2
A short bright light that brightens a scene when you take a photo
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3.5
A small lamp that gives a very bright short light for taking photos
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A small light that attaches to a camera to make photos brighter
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A small lamp that makes a very bright short flash of light for photographs
A bright, short burst that lights a subject for photos or tests
A small device that makes a bright light for taking photos
A small cube with several bulbs that fits on older cameras to give light for pictures
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is directly built from 'flash' (a brief burst of light) + 'lamp' (a light source), so its meaning — a lamp that produces brief bursts of light — is transparently derived from the constituents. This compound pattern is common in English and many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Flash lamp comes from early photography. It was a lamp that gave a quick flash of light to help 'take photographs', so the name came to mean 'a lamp that makes a short, strong burst of light'.