strobe

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary

Shortening of stroboscope.

At the last strobe, Dagobert said to his son, in a firm voice: “It is midnight. — The Wandering Jew — Complete, Eugène Sue
I opened up with the automatic, firing everywhere again and again and again, getting off five rounds in a crescendo of light and sound, like a huge firecracker in my hand, enough to illuminate the stairwell like a strobe and catch him off guard. — Life Blood, Thomas Hoover

stroboscope, strobe light

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