flashbulb

[flash-buhlb] /ˈflæʃˌbʌlb/

noun, Photography

a glass bulb, filled with oxygen and aluminum or zirconium wire or foil, which, when ignited electrically, burns with a brilliant flash to provide momentary illumination of a subject.

Also, flash bulb.

Also called flash.

Origin

1930-35; flash + bulb

Examples from the web for flashbulb

As with a flashbulb, the efficient use of the light is critical to the camera's performance.

British Dictionary definitions for flashbulb

flashbulb

/ˈflæʃˌbʌlb/

noun

(photog) a small expendable glass light bulb formerly used to produce a bright flash of light Also called photoflash Compare electronic flash