stroboscope
[ stroh-buh-skohp, strob-uh- ]
/ ˈstroʊ bəˌskoʊp, ˈstrɒb ə- /
noun
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.
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.
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
OTHER WORDS FROM stroboscope
stro·bo·scop·ic [stroh-buh-skop-ik, strob-uh-] /ˌstroʊ bəˈskɒp ɪk, ˌstrɒb ə-/, stro·bo·scop·i·cal, adjective stro·bos·co·py [struh-bos-kuh-pee] /strəˈbɒs kə pi/, nounWords nearby stroboscope
strobila,
strobilaceous,
strobilation,
strobilus,
stroboradiograph,
stroboscope,
stroboscopic microscope,
strobotron,
strode,
stroessner,
stroganoff
British Dictionary definitions for stroboscope
stroboscope
/ (ˈstrəʊbəˌskəʊp) /
noun
an instrument producing a flashing light, the frequency of which can be synchronized with some multiple of the frequency of rotation, vibration, or operation of an object, etc, making it appear stationary. It is used to determine speeds of rotation or vibration, or to adjust objects or parts
Sometimes shortened to: strobe
a similar device synchronized with the opening of the shutter of a camera so that a series of still photographs can be taken of a moving object
Derived forms of stroboscope
stroboscopic (ˌstrəʊbəˈskɒpɪk) or stroboscopical, adjective stroboscopically, adverbWord Origin for stroboscope
C19: from
strobo-, from Greek
strobos a twisting, whirling +
-scope
Scientific definitions for stroboscope
stroboscope
[ strō′bə-skōp′ ]
Any of various instruments used to observe moving objects by making them appear stationary, especially with pulsed illumination or mechanical devices that intermittently interrupt observation.