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单词 flashcubes
释义

flashcube

noun

flash·​cube ˈflash-ˌkyüb How to pronounce flashcube (audio)
: a cubical device incorporating four flashbulbs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web These were the dark days of telephone booths (and long distance charges), rabbit-ear TV antennas wrapped with tinfoil to enhance reception, and cameras with flashcubes perched on top. Southern Living, 2 July 2018 These were the dark days of telephone booths (and long distance charges), rabbit-ear TV antennas wrapped with tinfoil to enhance reception, and cameras with flashcubes perched on top. Southern Living, 2 July 2018 How about the mysterious man who stepped just inside the turnstiles at a 125th Street station one day in October 1988 with a pipe bomb under each arm, four small batteries and two flashcubes for triggers? Jim Dwyer, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

flashcubes

noun

plural of flashcube
as in fluorescent lamps

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • fluorescent lamps
  • arc lamps
  • light bulbs
  • incandescent lamps
  • sun lamps
  • klieg lights
  • arc lights
  • girandoles
  • candelabrums
  • headlights
  • dark lanterns
  • gasoliers
  • spotlights
  • floodlights
  • kleig lights
  • candles
  • flashlights
  • flashbulbs
  • lanterns
  • chandeliers
  • lighthouses
  • candelabra
  • streetlights
  • gaslights
  • candelabras
  • lightings
  • sconces
  • lamps
  • flashes
  • flares
  • beacons
  • illuminants
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