| 单词 | flash powder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasflash powder flash powder n. powder used in flash-light photography; also extended uses. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > parts and accessories of camera > [noun] > flash-gun or tube > flash powder flash powder1889 1889 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 805 The characteristic of flash powder is that it contains within itself the elements by which the flash is produced. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 9 June 4/2 A considerable quantity of flash-powder wrapped up in a piece of paper. 1952 W. Granville Dict. Theatr. Terms 77 Flash powder, a chemical substance through which is passed an electric current producing a flash and a cloud of smoke. Used for explosive effects in war plays. 1966 F. H. Brightman Oxf. Bk. Flowerless Plants 56/2 The spores form a very fine, bright-yellow powder called ‘lycopodium powder’, which was formerly used as a constituent of ‘flash powder’. < as lemmas |
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