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  • 31flashing tile — noun : a structural clay tile made with a recess to receive the flashing from a roof and used in a wall just above the junction of a flat roof with the wall compare flashing block …

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  • 32flashing point — Flash point Flash point , n. 1. the lowest temperature at which the vapors given off by a volatile liquid exposed to air will burst into flame when approached by a flame. Also called {flashing point}. [PJC] 2. That point in time or that degree of …

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  • 33flashing light — Intermittent light that flashes in repeated cycles and in accordance with published frequency. In a flashing pattern, the light duration is shorter than the periods of darkness …

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  • 34flashing block — noun : a terracotta block built into a parapet wall and containing a groove to receive the upper end of roof flashing in order to avoid the use of counterflashing …

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  • 35flashing point — noun see flash point I, 1 * * * Physical Chem. See flash point (def. 1). [1875 80] * * * flashing point, = flash point (def. 1). (Cf. ↑flash point) …

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  • 36flashing — noun Date: 1782 sheet metal used in waterproofing (as at roof valleys or hips or the angle between a chimney and a roof) …

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  • 37flashing — /flash ing/, n. 1. Building Trades. pieces of sheet metal or the like used to cover and protect certain joints and angles, as where a roof comes in contact with a wall or chimney, esp. against leakage. 2. the act of creating an artificial flood… …

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  • 38Flashing — (короткая) вспышка (при экспонировании); кратковременная экспозиция, засветка; Экспонирование (знаков) лампой вспышкой; Мерцание (изображения на экране дисплея) …

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  • 39flashing — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino CINE Procedimiento que consiste en iluminar muy débilmente y de manera uniforme la película antes, durante o después de la exposición de la cinta en la cámara o en la tiradora. * * * ► masculino CINE… …

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  • 40flashing — Synonyms and related words: ablaze, aflame, aflicker, bickering, blazing, blinking, brave, bravura, braw, brief, brisk, burning, chichi, cometary, dancing, daring, dashing, dressy, exhibitionistic, flaming, flaring, flashy, flaunting, fleet,… …

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