strobe Syllabification: (strobe)Pronunciation: /strōb/ informalTranslate strobe | into Italian 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 strobeOrigin: 1940s: abbreviation of stroboscopic (see stroboscope)strobe in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of strobe in the British & World English dictionary