单词 | multiflash |
释义 | multiflashadj. 1. Photography. Produced by means of or involving two or more flashbulbs or flash units operated in rapid succession, so that the resulting photograph shows successive positions of an action sequence. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > [adjective] > types or methods generally tithonographic1842 instantaneous1851 ferrotype1857 telephotographic1892 telephoto1893 telephotal1904 tabletop1914 time-lapse1926 multiflash1939 synchro-sunlight1940 tele1954 lowlight1984 1939 Photo Technique Oct. 14/2 A multiflash photograph of a golfer. 1956 Nature 21 Jan. 109/2 (caption) Multiflash photographs..of a typical water-entry trajectory. 1991 Buying Cameras Mar. 49 Everything from sync cords to multi-flash adaptors are available to make flashing that much easier. 2. Designating a process or apparatus for desalinating sea water in several stages in which water is converted suddenly into steam at successively lower pressures. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > desalination or softening of water > [adjective] > process or apparatus lime-soda1930 multiflash1964 1964 Listener 21 May 835/1 The new ‘multi-flash’ distillation process was first realized in this country, and more than two-thirds of all the installations in the world are British. 1971 Chem. Abstr. 17 May 195/2 Multiflash evapn. for concg. solns., and producing fresh water. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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