stroboscope

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noun

Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.

Similar
strobestrobe light
OriginAncient Greek στρόβος →
RareScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounstroboscope (plural stroboscopes)

plural stroboscopes

  1. Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.
  2. A lamp that produces short bursts of light that synchronizes with a camera shutter for photographing fast-moving objects.
  3. A photograph produced by such a machine.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounscientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary

Similar
strobestrobe light
Broader
scientific instrument
Also see
strobestrobe light

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκοπέω“examine, inspect, look to or into, consider”
  2. Ancient Greekστρόβος“whirl”
  3. Englishstroboscope

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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Translations

Arabic مُصْطَرِبَة
  • مُصْطَرِبَة (muṣṭariba)instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Bulgarian стробоскоп
  • стробоскоп (stroboskop)instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Catalan estroboscopi
  • estroboscopiinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Chinese Mandarin 頻閃觀測器 /频闪观测器
  • 頻閃觀測器 /频闪观测器 (pínshǎnguāncèqì)instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Czech stroboskop
  • stroboskopinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Danish stroboskop
  • stroboskopinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Dutch stroboscoop
  • stroboscoopinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Esperanto stroboskopo
  • stroboskopoinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Estonian stroboskoop
  • stroboskoopinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Finnish stroboskooppi
  • stroboskooppiinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
French stroboscope
  • stroboscopeinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
German Stroboskop
  • Stroboskopinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Greek στροβοσκόπιο
  • στροβοσκόπιο (strovoskópio)instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Hebrew סטרובוסקופ
  • סטרובוסקופ (stroboskóp)instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Hungarian stroboszkóp
  • stroboszkópinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Italian stroboscopio
  • stroboscopioinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Japanese ストロボスコープ
  • ストロボスコープ (sutorobosukōpu)instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Korean 스트로보 스코프
  • 스트로보 스코프 (seuteurobo seukopeu)instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Latvian stroboskops
  • stroboskopsinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Lithuanian stroboskopas
  • stroboskopasinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Norwegian Bokmål stroboskop
  • stroboskopinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Polish stroboskop
  • stroboskopinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Portuguese estroboscópio
  • estroboscópioinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Romanian stroboscop
  • stroboscopinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Russian стробоско́п
  • стробоско́п (stroboskóp)instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Slovak stroboskop
  • stroboskopinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Spanish estroboscopio
  • estroboscopioinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Swedish stroboskop
  • stroboskopinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Turkish aralıgözler, stroboskop
  • aralıgözlerinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
  • stroboskopinstrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Ukrainian стробоскоп
  • стробоскоп (stroboskop)instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals
Cite this entry
APA

stroboscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stroboscope

MLA

“stroboscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stroboscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stroboscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stroboscope.

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