strobe

The definition of a strobe is a tube that gives off quick and bright flashes of light.

(noun)

An example of a strobe is a type of light used in a dance club.

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See strobe in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. stroboscope (sense )
  2. an electronically regulated discharge tube that can emit extremely rapid, brief, and brilliant flashes of light: used in photography, the theater, etc.

adjective

See strobe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A strobe light.
  2. A stroboscope.
  3. A spot of higher than normal intensity in the sweep of an indicator, as on a radar screen, used as a reference mark for determining distance.

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