strobic
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of strobic
C19: from Greek strobos act of spinning
Example Sentences
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This disc should in any case be geared for high speeds and should be turned by hand for the sake of variations in rate, and consequently in the strobic movement.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo
When produced in this way, the strobic illusion is exceedingly pretty.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo
Such an interpretation is all the more to be expected, since, as the strobic phenomena show, even discontinuous retinal processes tend to be interpreted as continuously existing objects.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo
To scour these lanes of strobic gloom— Infernal doom by mongrels' wrought!
From Betelguese A Trip Through Hell by de Esque, Jean
He thus compares the appearance of several rods to the appearance of several dots in intermittent illumination of the strobic wheel.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo
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