flickering adj : shining unsteadily [syn: aflicker(p)]

English

Verb

flickering

1. present participle of flicker

Flicker may refer to any of the following:

Culture

• Flicker, the original bass guitarist for the band Manic Street Preachers
• Flicker (Blazing Dragons), a character in the cartoon and video game Blazing Dragons
• Flicker (film) a movie based upon the Theodore Roszak novel expected to be released in 2008
• Flicker (novel), a book by Theodore Roszak
• Flicker (Oz), a candle maker transformed into a candle man by the Wicked Witch of the West appearing in The Ice King of Oz and subsequent books by Eric Shanower.
• Flicker (pinball table), a 1973 pinball table made by Bally
• Flicker (razor), women's disposable razor by ASR
• Flicker Film Festival, an ongoing film series featuring Super 8 and 16mm short films
• Flicker Records, a record label belonging to Sony

Other

• Flicker (album), Ayria's second album
• Flickers, woodpeckers of the subgenus Colaptes, namely the Northern Flicker
• Flicker (movie), intermittent darkening of projection screen
• Flicker (screen), a fading between frames that occurs on a cathode ray screen at low refresh rates
• Flicker, light stimulus
• Power Line Flicker, a fluctuation in the voltage of AC power lines, whose compliance is regulated by IEC61000-3-3
• Regional slang for:
  • a remote control device (especially for televisions)
  • a Flyswatter

See also

• Flick
• Flickr, a digital photo sharing website and service

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