strobe

[ strohb ]
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noun
  1. Also called strobe light . stroboscope (def. 2a).

adjective

Origin of strobe

1
First recorded in 1940–45; shortened form

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British Dictionary definitions for strobe

strobe

/ (strəʊb) /


verb
  1. to give the appearance of arrested or slow motion by using intermittent illumination

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Scientific definitions for strobe

strobe

[ strōb ]


  1. A strobe light.

  2. A stroboscope.

  1. 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.

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