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flashing [′flash·iŋ] (building construction) A strip of sheet metal placed at the junction of exterior building surfaces to render the joint watertight. (chemical engineering) Vaporization of volatile liquids by either heat or vacuum. (engineering) Burning brick in an intermittent air supply in order to impart irregular color to the bricks. (metallurgy) The violent expulsion of small metal particles due to arcing during flash butt welding. (optics) The apparent filling of a curved mirror or lens with light when viewed from a distance, as a result of the production of a parallel beam by a light source at the focus. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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HARDLY had that ancient order, the Sultans of Exceeding Splendour, been completely founded by the Grand Flashing Inaccessible, when a question arose as to what should be the title of address among the members. The lightning, darting and flashing through the blackness, showed wildly waving branches, whipping streamers and bending trunks. From his awful head wise Zeus himself bare her arrayed in warlike arms of flashing gold, and awe seized all the gods as they gazed. |
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