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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
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