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The act of moving back and forth
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flicker
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Flicker \Flick"er\, n. The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. (Zo["o]l.) The golden-winged woodpecker ( Colaptes aurutus ); -- so called from its spring note. ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Flicker is a visible fading between cycles displayed on video displays , especially the refresh interval on cathode ray tube (CRT) as well as Plasma based computer screens and/or TVs . Flicker occurs on CRTs when they are driven at a low refresh rate , ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a momentary flash of light [syn: spark , glint ] North American woodpecker the act of moving back and forth [syn: waver , flutter ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1849, "wavering, unsteady light or flame;" 1857 as "a flickering," from flicker (v.).
Usage examples of flicker.
Through an arched opening, she could see a cobbled area that flickered with torchlight, contrasting sharply with the bright, actinic glare of floodlamps.
It was as if he could see Ado and the others standing there in the flickering torchlight, grim spectres at the feast that no amount of alcohol or take would erase.
Lazarus closed his eyes while on his face A tortured adumbration of a smile Flickered an instant.
The doors were aflare with flickering lights from within, and the unctuous smell of frying pork was on the air.
Behind these small ships, the overlapped shields of the foremost ballistas flickered imperceptibly in precise timing as they launched a volley of defensive projectile fire, driving back the first robot assault, annihilating many of the machine suicide ships before they could get through.
But then they flickered through her unstoppably, as if projected by a magic lantern, and they appalled her.
It stared above his head at one of its fellows on the opposite side of the square apse, but Yama fancied that he saw its eyes flicker toward him for an instant.
Its color, now more aquamarine than azure, was as inviting as its gently flickering surface.
He was ravenous for the buttermilk, and when he stretched on the bench in the arbour the flickering patches of sunlight so tantalized his tired eyes, while the bees made such splendid music, he was soon sound asleep.
They sat on rolled raffia mats under the awning, their faces lit by a single candle which flickered in a resin holder.
Anji spotted several televisions flickering amidst the mess, each one an old valve job with a Bakelite casing and bulging screen.
Through the flickering orange flames, Beane chortled and trilled while holding Skyla tight to his bare bent body.
McAuliff, Sam Tucker, and Alison sat around a small bivouac table, the light of the dying fires flickering across their faces as they talked quietly.
Over the form of Citizen Boyne, silent, barely visible, a flicker of life and motion.
Above, the fluorescent lights buzzed and flickered, and James thought of a stage the moment after the actors have abandoned it.