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PHOTOFLASH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does photoflash mean? 

PHOTOFLASH (noun)
  The noun PHOTOFLASH has 1 sense:

1. a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photographplay

  Familiarity information: PHOTOFLASH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PHOTOFLASH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

flash; flash bulb; flash lamp; flashbulb; flashgun; photoflash

Hypernyms ("photoflash" is a kind of...):

lamp (an artificial source of visible illumination)

photographic equipment (equipment used by a photographer)

Holonyms ("photoflash" is a part of...):

flash camera (a camera with a photoflash attachment)


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