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Stroboscope

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.
  2. 2
    scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary wordnet
  3. 3
    A lamp that produces short bursts of light that synchronizes with a camera shutter for photographing fast-moving objects.
  4. 4
    A photograph produced by such a machine.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στρόβος (stróbos, “whirl”) and Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “examine, inspect, look to or into, consider”). From strobo- + scope.

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