Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flashlamp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flash-lamp
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of lamp that uses an electric current to start powder burning and produce a brief sudden burst of bright light. It was formerly used in flash photography.

Etymology

From flash + lamp.

Inflected Forms

flashlamps (plural)

Questions

What does flashlamp mean?: A kind of lamp that uses an electric current to start powder burning and produce a brief sudden burst of bright light. It was formerly used in flash photography.
Where does flashlamp come from?: From flash + lamp.

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