strobe lighting
Britishnoun
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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
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the use of or the apparatus for producing such light
Example Sentences
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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
The film-within-a-film ends with an on-set disaster — a burst of nightmarish imagery, all retina-scalding neon hues and strobe lighting effects — that might, for Noé, qualify as a kind of miracle.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2022
“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
What the Wind Blew In A sign posted at the entrance to the Creatures of the Wind show at Milk Studios today said it all: "Warning, strobe lighting will be used in today's show."
From New York Times • Sep. 6, 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
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