stroboscope
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στρόβος (stróbos, “twisting, whirling”) + -scope.
Noun
stroboscope (plural stroboscopes)
- Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.
- A lamp that produces short bursts of light that synchronizes with a camera shutter for photographing fast-moving objects.
- A photograph produced by such a machine.
Translations
instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
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French
Etymology
strobo- + -scope
Noun
stroboscope m (plural stroboscopes)
Derived terms
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