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strobe

  [strohb] ,Photography Informal.
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–noun
1. Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def. 2a).
–adjective
2. stroboscopic.
Origin:
1940–45; shortened form
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stro⋅bo⋅scope

  [stroh-buh-skohp, strob-uh-]
–noun
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.
a. Also called strobe, strobe light, stroboscopic lamp. a lamp capable of producing an extremely short, brilliant burst of light, for synchronization with a camera having a high shutter speed, in order to photograph a rapidly moving object, as a bullet, for such a short duration that it will appear to be standing still.
b. the device and equipment for holding and firing such a lamp.
3. such a lamp used for creating special lighting effects, as in a theater or discotheque or at a rock concert.
Origin:
1830–40; < Gk stróbo(s) action of whirling + -scope

Related forms:
stro⋅bo⋅scop⋅ic  [stroh-buh-skop-ik, strob-uh-] , stro⋅bo⋅scop⋅i⋅cal, adjective
stro⋅bos⋅co⋅py  [struh-bos-kuh-pee] , noun
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strobe   (strōb)   
n.  

  1. A strobe light.

  2. A stroboscope.

  3. A spot of higher than normal intensity in the sweep of an indicator, as on a radar screen, used as a reference mark for determining distance.

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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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Science Dictionary
strobe   (strōb)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A strobe light.

  2. A stroboscope.

  3. A spot of higher than normal intensity in the sweep of an indicator on a scanning device, as on a radar screen, used as a reference mark for determining the position or distance of the object scanned or detected.


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.
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