'Stroboscope' definitions:
Definition of 'stroboscope'
(from WordNet)
noun
Scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary [syn: stroboscope, strobe, strobe light]
Definition of 'Stroboscope'
From: GCIDE
- Stroboscope \Strob"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? a whirling + -scope.]
- 1. An instrument for studying or observing the successive phases of a periodic or varying motion by means of light which is periodically interrupted. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An optical toy similar to the phenakistoscope. See Phenakistoscope. [1913 Webster]