e American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

stroboscope


SYLLABICATION:
stro·bo·scope
PRONUNCIATION:
strb-skp
NOUN:
Any of various instruments used to observe moving objects by making them
appear stationary, especially with pulsed illumination or mechanical devices that
intermittently interrupt observation.
ETYMOLOGY:
Greek strobos, a whirling; see streb(h)- in Appendix I + –scope.
OTHER FORMS:
strobo·scopic (-skpk) —ADJECTIVE
strobo·scopi·cal·ly —ADVERB