double flash
English
noun
Definitions
- The characteristic visual phenomenon produced by the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear weapon, consisting of a very brief, bright flash of light which dims rapidly, followed by a second, gradually brightening flash.
- (engineering) A system using two flash separators to separate phasephases of a working fluid.
Etymology
Compound from English double + English flash.
Origin
English
flash
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aflash English
- anti-flash English
- antiflash English
- autoflash English
- backflash English
- bidouble English
- doublable English
- double English
- double dactyl English
- double pole English
- double talk English
- double-decker English
- double-jobbing English
- double-minded English
- double-track English
- doublecloth English
- doublecross English
- doubledome English
- doublehand English
- doublehanded English
- doubleheader English
- doublehearted English
- doubleminded English
- doubleness English
- doubler English
- doublesex English
- doublesome English
- doublespeak English
- doublespeaker English
- doublest English
- doublestack English
- doublestrike English
- doubletalk English
- doubleth English
- doublethink English
- doubletime English
- doubleton English
- doubletrack English
- doubletree English
- doubleweight English
- doubleword English
- doubly English
- flash English
- flash grenade English
- flash-ball English
- flash-bang English
- flashable English
- flashback English
- flashbar English
- flashbulb English
- flashcard English
- flashcrowd English
- flashcube English
- flasher English
- flashfic English
- flashfire English
- flashgun English
- flashlamp English
- flashless English
- flashlet English
- flashlight English
- flashline English
- flashman English
- flashmob English
- flashness English
- flashover English
- flashpoint English
- flashpot English
- flashtube English
- flashy English
- flipflash English
- gunflash English
- mitoflash English
- multiflash English
- newsflash English
- nondouble English
- outflash English
- photoflash English
- preflash English
- radioflash English
- redouble English
- reflash English
- semidouble English
- sideflash English
- synchroflash English
- thunderflash English
- undouble English
- upflash English
- flash French
- флешка Russian
- flash Spanish, Castilian
- dobro Portuguese
- ダブル Japanese
- フラッシュ Japanese
- flasshen Middle English
- doble Old French
- dubl Serbo-Croatian
- flass Icelandic
- डबल Hindi
- डबल रोटी Hindi
- เบิ้ล Thai
- plas Cebuano
- פלאש Hebrew (modern)
- dobru Sranan Tongo
- flash
- aflash
- double
- flashy
- doubly
- flasher
- reflash
- upflash
- doubler
- flashfic
- outflash
- flashman
- preflash
- doubleth
- flashgun
- gunflash
- redouble
- flashbar
- flashlet
- bidouble
- flashpot
- undouble
- doublest
- flashmob
- flashlamp
- flipflash
- flashless
- autoflash
- doubleton
- mitoflash
- flashfire
- flashness
- flashline
- flashcube
- flashcard
- flashbulb
- doublesex
- flashtube
- doublable
- nondouble
- flashover
- sideflash
- flashable
- flashback
- backflash
- antiflash
- newsflash
- photoflash
- doubleword
- semidouble
- doublesome
- doubletime
- multiflash
- flashcrowd
- doubletree
- doubledome
- flashpoint
- flash-bang
- doublehand
- anti-flash
- radioflash
- flash-ball
- doubleness
- doubletalk
- flashlight
- doublecross
- doublestack
- doublecloth
- doubletrack
- double talk
- doublespeak
- double pole
- doublethink
- doubleheader
- synchroflash
- doublehanded
- doublestrike
- doubleweight
- double-track
- doubleminded
- thunderflash
- double-minded
- double-decker
- flash grenade
- double dactyl
- doublespeaker
- doublehearted
- double-jobbing