stroboscope noun. ['strǝʊbǝskǝʊp] M19.
[from Greek strobos a twisting or whirling round + -SCOPE.]
1. Hist. A scientific toy which produced the illusion of motion by a series of pictures viewed through the openings of a revolving disc. M19.

2. An instrument for observing the successive phases of a periodic motion by means of a strobe light flashing at an appropriate frequency. L19.

■ strobo'scopic,

■ strobo'scopical adjectives relating to or of the nature of the stroboscope; involving rapid flashes of light: M19.

■ strobo'scopically adverb M19.

■ stro'boscopy noun the use of stroboscopic techniques or apparatus; stroboscopic effects: M20.

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