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stro·bo·scope
stroboscope
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- pronunciation:
- stro
b
skop
[or]
stra
b
skop
- features:
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noun |
definition: |
any device used to study, measure, balance, or otherwise alter the motion of a moving, rotating, or vibrating body by making it appear to slow down or stop with the use of pulsed bursts of light or by viewing it through intermittent openings in a revolving disk.
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derivations: |
stroboscopic (adj.), stroboscopical (adj.), stroboscopy (n.) |
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