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noun
1.
a device for studying the motion of a body, especially 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.
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Stroboscope
is always a great word to know.
So is clapboard. Does it mean:
| a small board with a hinged stick clapped down at the beginning of a shot, used later to synchronize sound and image in the editing of the film |
| a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity |
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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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