strobe
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noun
1.
adjective
2.
Origin:
1940–45; shortened form
1940–45; shortened form
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| —n | |
| 1. | strobe lighting short for stroboscope |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to give the appearance of arrested or slow motion by using intermittent illumination |
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Strobe
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Word Origin & History
strobe
1942, shortening of stroboscope "instrument for studying motion by periodically interrupted light" (1896), from Gk. strobos "act of whirling" + -scope, from Gk. skopein "to look at, examine."
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strobe (strōb) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
That's why sports photographers use high-powered strobe lights.
Strobe flash froze movement but image is blurred because it is so close.
The video includes a strobe effect that according to the test results could have caused seizures in any epileptic viewers.
The strobe light plugs into the easy-set clock and works in conjunction with the audible alarm.
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