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Flashlight
also called torch, electric torch
About
A flashlight is a handheld electric light compact enough to fit inside a pocket, toolbox, or glove box.
Flashlights vary widely in size, from tiny keychain lights under 2 inches (5 cm) to heavy-duty lanterns over a foot long. Mid-sized handheld models like this one are designed to balance battery capacity with easy one-handed carry. The shift from incandescent bulbs to compact LEDs has allowed modern lights to deliver brighter beams from significantly smaller bodies.
From Wikipedia
A flashlight or electric torch, usually shortened to torch, is a portable hand-held electric lamp. Formerly, the light source typically was a miniature incandescent light bulb, but these have been displaced by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) since the early 2000s.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a flashlight?
- A standard handheld flashlight is about 7.1 inches (0.18 m) long, 2.0 inches (0.05 m) tall, and weighs 0.55 pounds (0.25 kg). This makes it roughly the length of an unsharpened pencil.
- How much space does a flashlight take up?
- About 1.27 cups (300 mL), the volume of its body.
Weight
8.82 oz (250 g)
- Space it takes up
- 1.27 cups (300 mL)
- Length
- 7.09 in (18 cm)
- Height
- 1.97 in (5 cm)
Quick answer
A standard handheld flashlight is about 7.1 inches (0.18 m) long, 2.0 inches (0.05 m) tall, and weighs 0.55 pounds (0.25 kg). This makes it roughly the length of an unsharpened pencil.
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