stroboscopic
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a word derived from
stroboscope.
stroboscopenouna 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.
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The city received 24 complaints over the weekend from people who said the bright lights and stroboscopic effect of the sign caused “distress and nausea.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
How did you come to make this film, which feels like a fun side project between features, or a way for you to experiment with split screen and stroboscopic effects?
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2022
Through the stroboscopic aggression of Ducournau’s images you can glimpse ideas about gender, lust and the intimacy that connects people and machines.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2021
His organs surged forward and Stapp’s visual field went from black to yellow in a stroboscopic flash.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2015
There was a stroboscopic flash and a bang, and a lightning bolt whacked an olive tree.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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