synchroflash

noun

a device used in photography to synchronize the peak of a flash with the opening of the camera shutter

• Hypernyms: ↑device

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective

Etymology: synchro- + flash

: employing or produced with a synchronizing mechanism that fires a flash lamp the instant the camera shutter opens

synchroflash photography

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/sing"kreuh flash'/, adj.

of or pertaining to photography employing a device that synchronizes the photoflash with the shutter.

[1935-40; SYNCHRO- + FLASH]

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synchroflash /singˈkrō-flash/ (photography)

noun

A mechanism which synchronizes the opening of a camera shutter with the peak of brilliance of a flash bulb

ORIGIN: synchronized flash