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strobotron
[ stroh-buh-tron, strob-uh- ]
noun
, Electronics.
- a glow lamp, used in stroboscopes, that gives very bright flashes of light in response to voltage pulses.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of strobotron1
1935–40; strobo- ( stroboscope ) + -tron
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