strobe
[ strohb ]
/ stroʊb /
noun
Also called strobe light. stroboscope(def 2a).
adjective
Words nearby strobe
stript, striptease, stripteaser, stripy, strive, strobe, strobe light, strobe lighting, strobe tuner, strobic, strobila
Origin of strobe
First recorded in 1940–45; shortened form
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British Dictionary definitions for strobe
strobe
/ (strəʊb) /
noun
short for strobe lighting, stroboscope
verb
to give the appearance of arrested or slow motion by using intermittent illumination
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Scientific definitions for strobe
strobe
[ strōb ]
A strobe light.
A stroboscope.
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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