electronic flash

[ ih-lek-tron-ik flash, ee-lek- ]

noun

, Photography.

1. a flash lamp, usually attached to a camera or housed within a camera body, that produces brilliant flashes of light by the discharge of current through a gas-filled tube.

electronic flash

noun

1. photog an electronic device for producing a very bright flash of light by means of an electric discharge in a gas-filled tube

Word History and Origins

Origin of electronic flash¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The opening ceremony in the packed 80,000-seat Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou featured electronic flash, 3D animations and a virtual torchbearer.

From Washington Times

The opening ceremony in the packed 80,000-seat Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou featured electronic flash, 3D animations and a virtual torchbearer.

From Seattle Times

Instead, the high-tech games — billed of course as “green games” — offered electronic flash, 3D animations and a virtual torchbearer.

From Seattle Times

Instead, the high-tech games - billed of course as “green games” - offered electronic flash, three-D animations, and a virtual torchbearer.

From Washington Times

His Electronic Flash, a battery-powered device able to carry its own energy supply and integrated into the camera body, began to dominate the consumer market in the late 1960s.

From Slate