strobotron

[ stroh-buh-tron, strob-uh- ]

/ ˈstroʊ bəˌtrɒn, ˈstrɒb ə- /

noun Electronics.

a glow lamp, used in stroboscopes, that gives very bright flashes of light in response to voltage pulses.

Nearby words

stroboradiograph, stroboscope, stroboscopic, stroboscopic microscope, stroboscopy, strobotron, strode, stroessner, stroessner, alfredo, stroganoff, stroheim

Origin of strobotron

1935–40; strobo- (see stroboscope) + -tron

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