stroboscope
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stroboscope
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From Ancient Greek στρόβος (stróbos, “whirl”) and Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “examine, inspect, look to or into, consider”). From strobo- + scope.
noun 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.
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noun instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
| Español | estroboscopio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스트로보 스코프 seuteurobo seukopeu |
| 日本語 | ストロボスコープ sutorobosukōpu |
| 中文 | 頻閃觀測器 /频闪观测器 pínshǎnguāncèqì |
| Português | estroboscópio |
| Français | stroboscope |
| Deutsch | Stroboskop |
| Italiano | stroboscopio |
| Ελληνικά | στροβοσκόπιο strovoskópio |
| Română | stroboscop |
| Русский | стробоско́п stroboskóp |
| العربية | مُصْطَرِبَة muṣṭariba |
| עברית | סטרובוסקופ stroboskóp |
Talk about this word "stroboscope." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stroboscope. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stroboscope. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stroboscope "stroboscope." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stroboscope.Cite this
@misc{stroboscope_2026,
title = {stroboscope},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stroboscope},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
