burst of light

collocation in English

meaningsofburstandlight

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burst
noun[C]
uk
/bɜːst/us
/bɝːst/
UK
the act of breaking open so that what is inside ...
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light
adjective
uk
/laɪt/us
/laɪt/
not weighing ...
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(Definition ofburstandlightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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When finished with each, she threw the clippings into the flames, creating aburstoflighteach time.
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Eachburstoflightlasts 100 picoseconds (ps).
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These beings are dispelled by daylight, though a strong enoughburstoflightcould sear one to dust.
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He ends up throwing the metronome against the fireplace, shattering it in aburstoflight, and miraculously, starts breathing on his own.
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As they talk about the virtues of friendship, aburstoflightstartles them.
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By the standards of those places, this was aburstoflight.
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In addition, the central six feet of the finished film includes a characteristicburstoflightcorresponding to the reversal point (unless the film is again edited and spliced).
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Some cases of keratosis pilaris have been successfully treated with laser therapy, which involves passing intense bursts of light into targeted areas of the skin.
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These are represented visually by vertical lines (streamers) and bursts of light called punches.
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Some electronic flash units can send out several short bursts of light to aid the autofocus system or for wireless communication with off-camera flash units.
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These give off bursts of light when stimulated by an isotope, which can easily be measured.
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Many cameras that do not have a dedicated autofocus assist lamp instead use their built-in flash, illuminating the subject with stroboscopic bursts of light.
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In the laser cavity short bursts of light will then be focused differently from continuous waves (cw).
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Moultrie called her dance steps incredible, noting that it was in sync with the music, each pelvic thrust or body-bending twist and the periodic bursts of light.
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Moultrie continued to call her dance steps incredible, noting that it was in sync with the music, each pelvic thrust or body-bending twist and the periodic bursts of light.
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