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strobe

Syllabification: (strobe)
Pronunciation: /strōb/
informal
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Definition of strobe

noun

  • 1a stroboscope.
  • a stroboscopic lamp: [as modifier]:strobe lights dazzled her
  • 2North American an electronic flash for a camera.

verb

[no object]
  • 1flash intermittently:the light of the fireworks strobed around the room
  • [with object] light as if with a stroboscope:a neon sign strobed the room
  • 2exhibit or give rise to strobing:he explained that the stripes I was wearing would strobe

Origin:

1940s: abbreviation of stroboscopic (see stroboscope)

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