| 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, and yucca. "The cackle of the flicker among the oaks." (Thoureau) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| flicker fusion | The point or frequency at which all flicker of an intermittent light stimulus disappears. (12 Dec 1998) |
| flicker fusion frequency technique | A technique of perimetry using the criterion of critical fusion frequency. Synonym: flicker fusion frequency technique. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flicker perimetry | A technique of perimetry using the criterion of critical fusion frequency. Synonym: flicker fusion frequency technique. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flickermouse | <zoology> See Flittermouse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| capacitance flicker | <physiology> Brief closings of an ion channel during ion channel openings, observed during patch clamp (or rapid transition of an ion channel between open and closed states such that the individual channel openings cannot be distinguished properly due to the limited bandwidth of the patch clamp amplifier.) (16 Dec 1997) |
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| critical flicker fusion frequency | The minimal number of flashes of light per second at which an intermittent light stimulus no longer stimulates a continuous visual sensation. (05 Mar 2000) |