[strohb] 
,Photography Informal.| 1. | Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def. 2a). |
| 2. | stroboscopic. |
[stroh-buh-skohp, strob-uh-] | 1. | a device for studying the motion of a body, esp. a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk. |
| 2. | Photography.
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| 3. | such a lamp used for creating special lighting effects, as in a theater or discotheque or at a rock concert. |
[stroh-buh-skop-ik, strob-uh-] , stro⋅bo⋅scop⋅i⋅cal, adjective [struh-bos-kuh-pee] , noun | strobe light n. A flash lamp that produces high-intensity short-duration light pulses by electric discharge in a gas. |
strobe (strōb) Pronunciation Key
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| strobe light
A lamp that produces very short, intense flashes of light by means of an electric discharge in a gas. The ability of strobe lights to "freeze" the motion of rapidly moving objects by making them visible for only a fraction of a second makes them very useful in photography and in measuring vibration and other types of high-speed motion. |
| stroboscope (strō'bə-skōp') Pronunciation Key
Any of various instruments used to observe moving objects by making them appear stationary, especially with pulsed illumination or mechanical devices that intermittently interrupt observation. |