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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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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 

  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.


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