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- Ancient Greek · derived fromστρόβος“whirl”
- English todaystrobo-
From Ancient Greek στρόβος (stróbos, “whirl”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekστρόβος all →
stroboscope
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
strobo-
Today it means: A combining form meaning "whirling" or "spinning", especially when referring to periodic motion or a rapid sequence of events; by extension, often used in contexts involving "flashing light". Full definition →
Ancient Greek στρόβος