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• Flashing light — A flashing light is a rhythmic light in which the total duration of the light in each period is clearly shorter than the total duration of the darkness and in which the flashes of light are all of equal duration. (Commonly used for a single… …   Wikipedia

• Flashing light — Flash Flash, n.; pl. {Flashes}. 1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• flashing 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 …   Aviation dictionary

• flashing light — flickering light, glimmering light, gleaming light …   English contemporary dictionary

• flashing light — Equipment on a police car, ambulance, or other emergency vehicle. 8 Am J2d Auto §§ 756, 757. A signal light on the highway which flashes on and off or changes from red to green. 8 Am J2d Auto § 745. Signal at railroad crossing warning of the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Flashing — may refer to: *Exhibitionism, briefly exposing one s body in a socially inappropriate way. *Flashing (cell phones), re programming the flash memory, software, computer memory, or operating system in a mobile phone. *Flashing (weatherproofing),… …   Wikipedia

• Light characteristic — Symbols and abbreviations for light characteristics A light characteristic is a graphic and text description of a navigational light sequence or colour displayed on a nautical chart or in a Light List with the chart symbol for a lighthouse,… …   Wikipedia

• Flashing rear-end device — The flashing rear end device, or FRED, (also called an end of train device, ETD or EOT) is an electronic device mounted on the end of North American freight trains in lieu of a caboose. Design and use More than just a flashing red taillight, the… …   Wikipedia

• flashing — /ˈflæʃɪŋ/ (say flashing) adjective 1. shining briefly with the intermittent occurrence of light: a flashing light. 2. shining briefly with the sudden occurrence of understanding, emotion, etc.: flashing eyes. –noun 3. Building Trades a piece of… …  

• Flashing sign — A flashing sign is a sign that contains a sequential flashing light source where the period of time of illumination is equal to the period of non illumination, and is used solely to attract attention in a non informative way.ee also*Neon sign …   Wikipedia

• light — [adj1] illuminated ablaze, aglow, bright, brilliant, burnished, clear, cloudless, flashing, fluorescent, glossy, glowing, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, phosphorescent, polished, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, rich, scintillant, shining,… …   New thesaurus