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Meaning of "flashbulb" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLASHBULB

flashbulb  [ˈflæʃˌbʌlb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLASHBULB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flashbulb is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLASHBULB


bulb
bʌlb
pseudobulb
ˈsjuːdəʊˌbʌlb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLASHBULB

flash photolysis
flash point
flash powder
flash set
flash smelting
flash suppressor
flash-fry
flashback
flashbang
flashboard
flashbulb memory
flashcube
flasher
flashforward
flashier
flashiest
flashily
flashiness
flashing
flashing point

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLASHBULB

alb
bayonet bulb
bayonet-fitting bulb
dim bulb
ft-lb
hair bulb
lb
light bulb
olfactory bulb
stilb

Synonyms and antonyms of flashbulb in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flashbulb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLASHBULB

Find out the translation of flashbulb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flashbulb from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flashbulb» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

镁光灯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flashbulb
570 millions of speakers

English

flashbulb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ़्लैश बल्ब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مبة كهربائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

-вспышка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flashbulb
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

flashbulb
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ampoule flash
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lampu suluh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blitzlichtbirne
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フラッシュバルブ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

섬광 전구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flashbulb
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bóng đèn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

flashbulb
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लॅशबल्ब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flaş ampulü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lampada flash
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

flashbulb
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

-вспишка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bliț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Φλας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flitslicht
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flashbulb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flashbulb
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flashbulb

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLASHBULB»

The term «flashbulb» is regularly used and occupies the 70.183 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLASHBULB» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flashbulb

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLASHBULB»

Discover the use of flashbulb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flashbulb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Affect and Accuracy in Recall: Studies of 'Flashbulb' Memories
The book is based on a study of people's memories of the Challenger explosion, and compares these 'flashbulb' memories with those of normal events.
Eugene Winograd, Ulric Neisser, 2006
2
Flashbulb Memories: New Issues and New Perspectives
Flashbulb memories and the underlying mechanism of their formation: Toward an emotional-integrative model. Memory and Cognition, 26, 516–531. Frijda, N. H. ( 1986). The emotions. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Frijda, N. H. ...
Olivier Luminet, Antonietta Curci, 2008
3
Flashbulb Memories
This book provides a state-of-the-art review and critical evaluation of research into 'flashbulb' memories.
Martin Conway, 2013
4
Remembering Trauma
Richard J. McNally. detailed recollection of the circumstances when one first received news of an emotionally shocking event, such as the assassination of President John Kennedy. Flashbulb memories do not merely concern the event itself, ...
Richard J. McNally, 2005
5
Memory in the Real World
Memory. for. Events: Eyewitness. Testimony. and. Flashbulb. Memory. EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY This chapter is concerned with memory for events that have been witnessed. Eyewitnessing differs from many other aspects of everyday ...
Gillian Cohen, 1996
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Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older: How Memory Shapes Our Past
Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older raises almost as many questions as it answers.
Douwe Draaisma, 2012
7
The Greatest Family Game
While I was writing that golf cart story, a special kind of memory called a flashbulb memory came to mind. The term flashbulb memory is used by psychologists to describe a unique mental mechanism that allows the mind to "lock-in" emotional  ...
Roger Bailey, 2007
8
Flashbulb Memory
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
9
Cognitive Psychology
In particular, an oft-studied form of vivid memory is the flashbulb memory—a memory of an event so powerful that the person remembers the event as vividly as if it were indelibly preserved on film (Brown & Kulik, 1977). People old enough to ...
Robert Sternberg, 2008
10
Flashbulb Memory
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A flashbulb memory is a highly detailed, exceptionally vivid 'snapshot' of the moment and circumstances in which a piece of surprising and consequential (or emotionally arousing) news was heard.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLASHBULB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flashbulb is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Freediver Extraordinaire
Then “a little proverbial flashbulb went off in” Maas's head to build an automatic mechanism. Initially planned as a simple timed device, ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Jul 15»
2
Photo booth fun for rent
Flashbulb Memories, which offers vintage photo booth experiences, launched in June 2014 when St. James resident Gilles Messier began ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
3
Sourcing, Labeling & Lawsuits: Why American Whiskey Should …
But to this writer's knowledge, nobody in the group was utilizing a century-old shattering flashbulb camera. Needless to say, on the same trip, ... «Eater, Jul 15»
4
Designer Tom Ford Refuses To Be Photographed With Model Boys …
Never one to shy away from a flashbulb in the past (remember his 2007 spread in Out?), Ford became a familiar face during his time as ... «NewNowNext, Jul 15»
5
Amy review – a sad, stark study of a public life and death
Yet as the documentary progresses, we move from personal footage through televised performance to the flashbulb glare of global surveillance ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Technimatic
They've been on a tour of Australia since and before they head to Audioriver Festival in Poland, they're releasing the 'Flashbulb' EP on Shogun ... «Mixmag, Jul 15»
7
Style Knows No Age, According to Marc Jacobs
Ms. Lowe is no stranger to the flashbulb. In 2010, at just four years old, she modeled for the children's label Alexa and Alexa alongside her two ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
8
The Several Realities of Patrick Watson
... with their instruments and voices—coupled with a fantastic light show that included several medium to large flashbulb-camera-looking lamps, ... «jambands.com, Jul 15»
9
DVD Review: 'Beyond the Lights'
How Noni is seen is the film's primary dramatic device, with Prince-Bythewood using lighting and composition to show the delineation between the flashbulb-lit ... «CineVue, Jun 15»
10
Netflix Picks: Winnebago Man
Rebney himself is a compelling character. At first, he's a spent flashbulb lost in the stockroom. As we meet him, we see a man who has only his ... «Colorado Springs Independent, Jun 15»

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