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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
    [screen] Flicker is a visible fading{clarify|date=August 2010} between cycles displayed on video displays, especially the refresh interval on cathode ray tube (CRT) based computer screens. Flicker occurs on CRTs when they are driven at a low refresh rate, allowing the brightness to drop for ...
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19. Flicker
    [novel] Flicker is a novel by Theodore Roszak published in 1991. The novel covers approximately 15–20 years of the life of film scholar Jonathan Gates, whose academic investigations draw him into the shadowy world of esoteric conspiracy that underlies the work of fictional B-movie director...
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20. 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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21. 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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22. Flicker
    The alternation of light and dark which can be visually perceived.
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23. flicker
    
    • a momentary flash of light
    • North American woodpecker
    • the act of moving back and forth
    
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24. flicker
    impression of unsteadiness of visual sensation induced by a light stimulus whose luminance or spectral distribution fluctuates with time
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25. 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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