Definitions for stroboscope
stroboscope
stro·bo·scope
Spelling: [stroh-buh-skohp, strob-uh-]
IPA: /ˈstroʊ bəˌskoʊp, ˈstrɒb ə-/
Stroboscope is a 11 letter English word.
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You can make 619 anagrams from letters in stroboscope (bceoooprsst).
Definitions for stroboscope
noun
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a 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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Photography.
Also called strobe, strobe light, stroboscopic lamp. a lamp capable of producing an extremely short, brilliant burst of light, for synchronization with a camera having a high shutter speed, in order to photograph a rapidly moving object, as a bullet, for such a short duration that it will appear to be standing still.
the device and equipment for holding and firing such a lamp.
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such a lamp used for creating special lighting effects, as in a theater or discotheque or at a rock concert.
Origin of stroboscope
1830-40; Greek stróbo(s) action of whirling + -scope