stroboscope
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στρόβος (stróbos, “whirl”) and Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “examine, inspect, look to or into, consider”).
Noun
stroboscope (plural 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.
Translations
instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
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French
Etymology
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Noun
stroboscope m (plural stroboscopes)
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Further reading
- “stroboscope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.