strobe

[ strohb ]

/ stroʊb /

Photography.

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noun

Also called strobe light . stroboscope (def. 2a).

adjective

stroboscopic.

Origin of strobe

First recorded in 1940–45; shortened form

Words nearby strobe

stript, striptease, stripteaser, stripy, strive, strobe, strobe light, strobe lighting, strobe tuner, strobic, strobila

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Example sentences from the Web for strobe

The strobe lights in the cardboard bleachers flash and after a second take Coco nails her walk and gets whisked away for a nap.
‘The Puppy Bowl’: The Super Bowl’s Fiercest Rival|Lori-Lee Emshey|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Camera flashes from both onstage guests and the audience shutter like strobe lights.
Paris Hilton's Trippy Los Angeles Release Party For Her Single With Lil Wayne|Jean Trinh|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
En route to our Budapest wedding, he was on the phone urging Strobe Talbot to “start the bombing.”
My Husband—Richard Holbrooke|Kati Marton|January 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He lit them with two strobe lights, and made these portraits.
An '80s Art Flashback|Philip Gefter|October 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST

One strobe of Querto's sabre had severed his faithful head from his body.
St George's Cross|H. G. Keene
My vision washed over pink, and a strobe pounded at the edges of my vision.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for strobe

strobe

/ (strəʊb) /

noun

short for strobe lighting, stroboscope

verb

to give the appearance of arrested or slow motion by using intermittent illumination

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Scientific definitions for strobe

strobe

[ strōb ]

A strobe light.

A stroboscope.

A spot of higher than normal intensity in the sweep of an indicator on a scanning device, as on a radar screen, used as a reference mark for determining the position or distance of the object scanned or detected.

单词	strobe
释义	strobe [ strohb ] / stroʊb / Photography. SEE SYNONYMS FOR strobe ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also called strobe light . stroboscope (def. 2a). adjective stroboscopic. Origin of strobe First recorded in 1940–45; shortened form Words nearby strobe stript, striptease, stripteaser, stripy, strive, strobe, strobe light, strobe lighting, strobe tuner, strobic, strobila Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for strobe The strobe lights in the cardboard bleachers flash and after a second take Coco nails her walk and gets whisked away for a nap. ‘The Puppy Bowl’: The Super Bowl’s Fiercest Rival\|Lori-Lee Emshey\|February 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Camera flashes from both onstage guests and the audience shutter like strobe lights. Paris Hilton's Trippy Los Angeles Release Party For Her Single With Lil Wayne\|Jean Trinh\|October 9, 2013\|DAILY BEAST En route to our Budapest wedding, he was on the phone urging Strobe Talbot to “start the bombing.” My Husband—Richard Holbrooke\|Kati Marton\|January 17, 2011\|DAILY BEAST He lit them with two strobe lights, and made these portraits. An '80s Art Flashback\|Philip Gefter\|October 29, 2009\|DAILY BEAST One strobe of Querto's sabre had severed his faithful head from his body. St George's Cross\|H. G. Keene My vision washed over pink, and a strobe pounded at the edges of my vision. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom\|Cory Doctorow British Dictionary definitions for strobe strobe / (strəʊb) / noun short for strobe lighting, stroboscope verb to give the appearance of arrested or slow motion by using intermittent illumination Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to strobe searchlight, stroboscope Scientific definitions for strobe strobe [ strōb ] A strobe light. A stroboscope. A spot of higher than normal intensity in the sweep of an indicator on a scanning device, as on a radar screen, used as a reference mark for determining the position or distance of the object scanned or detected. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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strobe

noun

adjective

Origin of strobe

Words nearby strobe

Example sentences from the Web for strobe

British Dictionary definitions for strobe

noun

verb

Words related to strobe

Scientific definitions for strobe