strobePronunciation: /strəʊb/Translate strobe | into Italian Definition of strobe noun 1a stroboscope. a stroboscopic lamp: [as modifier]:strobe lights 2North American an electronic flash for a camera. verb [no object] 1flash intermittently:the light of the fireworks strobed around the room 2exhibit or give rise to strobing:he explained that the stripes I was wearing would strobeOrigin: 1940s: abbreviation of stroboscopic (see stroboscope)strobe in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of strobe in the US English dictionary