- Flash burn
Flash burn can mean:
*Arc eye , also called corneal flash burn.
*The effect that in anuclear explosion of sufficient magnitude, the majority of damage is done bylight andthermal radiation .
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Flash burn
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flash burn — flash ,burn noun count a burn caused by being near sudden strong heat, for example during an explosion … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flash burn — n. damage to body tissue caused by exposure to a flash of intense radiant heat, esp. the heat of a nuclear explosion … English World dictionary
flash burn — noun : tissue injury caused by exposure to radiant heat of high intensity (as from electrical discharges or explosions) * * * a burn produced by brief exposure to intense, radiant heat, as from an explosion. [1945 50] * * * flash burn noun One… … Useful english dictionary
flash burn — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flash burn : singular flash burn plural flash burns a burn caused by being near sudden strong heat, for example during an explosion … English dictionary
flash burn — spindulinis nudegimas statusas T sritis apsauga nuo naikinimo priemonių apibrėžtis Nudegimas, kurio priežastis yra per daug didelis šviesos spinduliuotės poveikis neapsaugotai odai. atitikmenys: angl. flash burn rus. лучевой ожог … Apsaugos nuo naikinimo priemonių enciklopedinis žodynas
flash burn — spindulinis nudegimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Neuždengtos odos nudegimas dėl per didelio šviesos spinduliuotės poveikio. atitikmenys: angl. flash burn pranc. brûlure par l’éclair … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
flash burn — /ˈflæʃ bɜn/ (say flash bern) noun a burn from a very brief exposure to great heat as from an explosion …
flash burn — n. burn caused by very brief exposure to intense radiant heat (characteristic of burn caused by atomic explosion) … English contemporary dictionary
flash burn — A burn caused by excessive exposure (of bare skin) to thermal radiation … Military dictionary
flash burn — a burn produced by brief exposure to intense, radiant heat, as from an explosion. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
