strobe lighting

British  

noun

1. a high-intensity flashing beam of light produced by rapid electrical discharges in a tube or by a perforated disc rotating in front of an intense light source: used in discotheques, etc

2. the use of or the apparatus for producing such light

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Example Sentences

Little happens other than chain-smoking, costume changes and interminable shots of color-shifting strobe lighting splaying across the cast’s cheekbones.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

I am about to be subjected to strobe lighting while music plays – as part of a research project trying to understand what makes us truly human.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

One was the usual kind of advisory, a heads-up that the show they were about to see contained fog, haze, strobe lighting and mature content.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2017

“Now for the first time, you have total control over your lights,” says Bosua, who presents the Kickstarter video and even does a robot dance during a demo of the bulbs’ strobe lighting option.

From Forbes • Sep. 17, 2012

But what emerged through all the smoke, strobe lighting and special effects was the energy of British popular culture over the past few decades and the gaiety of our Olympic ceremonies.

From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2012