ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Stroboscope

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Stroboscope is a noun meaning Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.

Meaning

Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.

More Meanings

  1. A lamp that produces short bursts of light that synchronizes with a camera shutter for photographing fast-moving objects.
  2. A photograph produced by such a machine.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include videostroboscope, strobe, stroboscopy, stauroscope, projectoscope, stereotrope.

Related Dictionary Tools

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.