strobe

Definitions


[strəʊb], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a stroboscope

- an electronic flash for a camera


Phrases:

Origin:
1940s: abbreviation of stroboscopic (see stroboscope)


[strəʊb], (Verb)

Definitions:
- flash intermittently
(e.g: the light of the fireworks strobed around the room)

- exhibit or give rise to strobing
(e.g: he explained that the stripes I was wearing would strobe)


Phrases:

Origin:
1940s: abbreviation of stroboscopic (see stroboscope)




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