flash suppressor

flæʃ səˈprɛsər

Definition

Definition of flash suppressor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

firearms

TECH.

device on a gun reducing visible firing light

TECH.

The soldier attached a flash suppressor to his rifle.
The hunter used a flash suppressor for stealth.
A flash suppressor was essential for the night mission.

muzzle brake

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device on a gun reducing visible firing light

Expressions with flash

flash by

move past very quickly and for a short time

The train flashed by before I could see it.

flash mob

group organized online to gather suddenly in public for a brief act

A flash mob danced in the square and left quickly.

flash about

show something off in a noticeable or boastful way

He likes to flash his new car about at parties.

flash back

recall a past event suddenly and vividly

She flashed back to her childhood summers.

in a flash

adv.

very quickly without any delay

She finished her homework in a flash.

all flash and no substance

exp.

showy appearance without genuine quality

His style is all flash and no substance.

Expressions with suppressor

surge suppressor

device in power line protecting equipment from voltage spikes

Plug your computer into a surge suppressor to prevent damage.

tumor suppressor

gene that prevents uncontrolled cell growth and tumor formation

The tumor suppressor gene was mutated in the cancer cells.

suppressor gene

gene that reduces or hides the visible effect of another gene

The suppressor gene prevented the mutation from causing any visible changes.

suppressor mutation

mutation that counteracts another mutation's effect

The suppressor mutation restored the protein's normal function.

tumour-suppressor

gene that prevents uncontrolled cell growth

The tumour-suppressor was mutated in the cancer cells.

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French:cache-flamme, ...
German:Mündungsfeuerdämpfer, ...
Italian:soppressore di fiamma, ...
Spanish:apagallamas, ...
Portuguese:supressor de flash, ...
Chinese:消焰器, ...
Japanese:フラッシュサプレッサー, ...
Arabic:مُخَفِّض وَمِيض, ...
Hebrew:מַדְכֵּא הֶבְזֵק, ...
Russian:пламегаситель, ...
Ukrainian:полум'ягасник, ...
Hindi:फ्लैश सप्रेसर, ...
Bengali:ফ্ল্যাশ সাপ্রেসর, ...
Catalan:supressor de flaix, ...
Czech:tlumič záblesku, ...
Danish:flammedæmper, ...
Dutch:vlamdemper, ...
Greek:μειωτήρας λάμψης, ...
Hungarian:lángrejtő, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍បន្ថយពន្លឺផ្ទុះ, ...
Korean:소염기, ...
Persian:کاهنده نور شلیک, ...
Polish:tłumik płomienia, ...
Portuguese (BR):supressor de flash, ...
Romanian:amortizor de flacără, ...
Swedish:mynningsbroms, ...
Thai:อุปกรณ์ลดแสงไฟ, ...
Turkish:alev gizleyici, ...
Vietnamese:thiết bị giảm chớp sáng, ...

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