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strobic

strobic

9.9
Having quick flashes of light that make moving things look jumpy
  • adjective
  • /ˈstrōbɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : estroboscópico
  • The photographer used strobic lighting to capture the movement of the dancers.

Examples

  • The concert was filled with strobic lights that created an intense visual spectacle.

  • In a series of strobic flashes, he saw it as it might have been.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Strobic Air Corp.

    Academic text (2002)

  • During the party, the DJ activated strobic effects that made the atmosphere more exciting.

Synonyms

blinky
vsstrobic
2 6.7

Flashing on and off in a way that draws attention

refers to deliberate rapid flashes creating a visual strobe effect
stroboscopic
vsstrobic
  • Specialized
1 8.8

Light that flashes quickly in short bursts

is the general descriptive idea for that same rapid flash effect
flickery
vsstrobic
6.0

Light or image that changes quickly and is not steady

focuses on machinelike rapid flashes producing a distinct visual effect
flickering
vsstrobic
3.5

Giving light that goes on and off quickly, like a candle flame

implies faster, repeated flashes forming a rhythmic visual pattern
aflicker
vsstrobic
  • Archaic
9.9

Shining with a light that goes on and off

refers to brief rapid flashes rather than a gentle wavering glow
twinkling
vsstrobic
3.3

Shining with small bright flashes of light

expresses abrupt fast flashes that lack the gentle sparkling quality

How Flashing

strobic
  • Specialized
9.9
steady
304 2.0

Surface Forms

strobic positive

Morphology

strobic = strobe (transparent) = strob + ic

Standard adjective formation from the noun 'strobe' with the productive suffix '-ic', yielding 'relating to or resembling a strobe or its effect'.

Etymology

Strobic comes from strobe and stroboscope, which come from the Greek strobos meaning 'whirl' or 'turn'. So strobic describes quick flashes of light that make moving things look jumpy or as if they were spinning.