1. A sudden and brief burst of light or heat. 2. Excess material extruded between the sections of a flask in the process of molding denture bases or other dental restorations.
- hot f. colloquialism for one of the vasomotor symptoms of the climacteric that may involve the whole body as a f. of heat; also used interchangeably with hot flush.
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fast low angle shot
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(flash) excess material extruded from a mold, as in the packing of a denture by the compression technique.Medical dictionary. 2011.