stroboscope

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στρόβος (stróbos, whirl) + -scope.

Noun

stroboscope (plural stroboscopes)

  1. Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.
  2. A lamp that produces short bursts of light that synchronizes with a camera shutter for photographing fast-moving objects.
  3. A photograph produced by such a machine.

Translations


French

Etymology

strobo- + -scope

Noun

stroboscope m (plural stroboscopes)

  1. stroboscope

Derived terms

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