noun
- plural of flashbulb; glass bulbs containing magnesium wire that produce a bright flash of light for photography
Usage: often replaced by electronic flash units in modern photography
Examples
- The photographer packed extra flashbulbs for the wedding shoot.
- Old cameras required flashbulbs that could only be used once.
- The museum display showed vintage flashbulbs from the 1950s.
- Reporters’ flashbulbs lit up the red carpet at the movie premiere.
- She collected antique cameras and their original flashbulbs.
- The bright pop of flashbulbs filled the press conference room.