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strobotron
strobotron n.
Brit. 
/ˈstrəʊbə(ʊ)trɒn/
, /ˈstrəʊbə(ʊ)trɒn/U.S. /ˈstroʊbəˌtrɑn/
[-tron suffix] a gas-filled cold-cathode discharge tube used as a strobotorch, the flashing rate being determined by the frequency of the voltage applied to a control grid./ˈstroʊbəˌtrɑn/ΘΚΠ
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strobotron1937
strobotorch1951
1937 Germeshausen & Edgerton in Electronics Feb. 12/1 In this paper a tube, named the Strobotron, is described which has been developed primarily for producing stroboscopic light.
1949 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 53 460/1 The cathode ray tubes, amplifiers, and strobotron lamps, together with their power supplies, are built into one case.
1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) XIII. 190/1 A thyratron or a strobotron can be used as a trigger tube in place of the switch S.
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