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stroboscope definition

stro·bo·scope (strō′bə skōp′; occas. sträb′ə-)

noun

  1. an instrument for studying periodic or varying motion; specif., a device using a strobe light to illuminate a moving body, machine, etc. very briefly at frequent intervals
  2. strobe (sense )

Etymology: < Gr strobos, a twisting around (for IE base see strophe) + -scope

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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