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flashbulb

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • US: /ˈflæʃbʌlb/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: F L AE1 SH B AH0 L B Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A glass bulb that made a single bright flash for illumination during a photograph.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flash, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun, flash bulb

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lamp, photographic equipment

History

Etymology

From flash + bulb.