Look up: Flicker

1. Flicker
   An annoying picture distortion, mainly related to vertical syncs and video fields display. Some flicker normally exists due to interlacing; more apparent in 50 Hz systems (PAL). Flicker shows also when static images are displayed on the screen such as computer generated text transferred to video. Po...
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2. flicker
   [n] - a momentary flash of light 2. [n] - North American woodpecker 3. [v] - shine unsteadily 4. [v] - flash intermittently 5. [v] - move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle
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3. Flicker
   Impression of fluctuating luminance or colour.
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4. flicker
   an undesirable pulsation of a display image on a cathode ray tube Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • an impression of fluctuating luminance or colour,occurring when the frequency of the variation of the light stimulus lies between a few hertz and the fusio...
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5. Flicker
   A perceivable fluctuation of the brightness levels of a displayed image. This problem is often present in CRT monitors that have a vertical scan rate that is lower than 50 Hz.
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6. Flicker
   Flick'er (-ẽr) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Flickered (-ẽrd); present participle & verbal noun Flickering .] [ Middle English flikeren , flekeren...
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7. Flicker
   Flick'er noun 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. 2. (Zoology) The golden-winged woodpecker ( Colaptes aurutus ); --...
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8. flicker
   1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. ... 2. <zoology> The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, an...
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9. flicker
   spark 1 glint noun a momentary flash of light
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10. flicker
    noun North American woodpecker
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11. flicker
    waver 2 flitter verb move back and forth very rapidly; `the candle flickered`
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12. flicker
    flick verb flash intermittently; `The lights flicked on and off`
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13. flicker
    flick verb shine unsteadily; `The candle flickered`
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14. Flicker
    • (n.) The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. • (v. i.) To flutter; to flap the wings without flying. • (v. i.) To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; ...
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15. flicker
    (from the article `television`) The first requirement to be met in image analysis is that the reproduced picture shall not flicker, since flicker induces severe visual fatigue. ...
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16. flicker
    (from the article `eye, human`) Another visual phenomenon that brings out the importance of inhibition is the sensation evoked when a visual stimulus is repeated rapidly; for ... Electrophysiology has been used as a tool for the examination of the basic mechanism of flicker and fusion. The classical studies based on the ... [2 relate...
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17. flicker
    any of several New World woodpeckers of the genus Colaptes, family Picidae (q.v.), that are noted for spending much time on the ground eating ants. ... [1 related articles]
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18. FLICKER
    Flicker is visible fading between image frames displayed on cathode ray tube (CRT) based monitor. Flicker occurs when the monitor's CRT is driven at a low refresh rate, allowing the screen's phosphors to lose their excitation between sweeps of the electron gun.
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19. Flicker
    A perceivable fluctuation of the brightness levels of a displayed image. This problem is often present in CRT monitors that have a vertical scan rate that is lower than 50 Hz
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20. Flicker
    The alternation of light and dark which can be visually perceived.
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21. flicker
    
    • a momentary flash of light
    • North American woodpecker
    • the act of moving back and forth
    
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22. flicker
    impression of unsteadiness of visual sensation induced by a light stimulus whose luminance or spectral distribution fluctuates with time
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23. flicker
    unwanted rapid rhythmic variation, perceptible by the eye, in one of the characteristics of a picture, such as luminosity or colour
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24. flicker
    impression of unsteadiness of the visual sensation induced by a light stimulus whose luminance or spectral distribution fluctuates with time mainly due to a load surge of the grid
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25. flicker
    impression of unsteadiness of visual sensation induced by a light stimulus whose luminance or spectral distribution fluctuates with time
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