stroboscope
- noun
- /ˈstrōbəˌskōp/
- Specialized
:
estroboscopio
- The stroboscope flashed brightly, allowing us to see the hummingbird's wings moving slowly.
Examples
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With the help of a stroboscope, the dancers looked as if they were frozen in mid-air during their performance.
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Time-domain spectroscopy may be likened to the use of a stroboscope, in that short flashes of light can create stop-action images of a dynamical process such as a chemical reaction or carriers relaxing in a solid.
Academic text (2012) -
Professor Edgeden, alias Stock Edgeden invented the stroboscope for exactly that reason and kind of the idea is the following.
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On the audio part of the track, you will hear some popping and I think that's a stroboscope that's illuminating the image.
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The scientist used a stroboscope to capture the motion of the spinning wheel, making it appear still.
Synonyms
19
6.3
A light that flashes quickly to make moving things look still
6
3.7
A light that flashes quickly and regularly to make visual effects
How Technical
- Specialized
- Specialized
19
6.3
- Specialized
6
3.7
14
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stroboscope comes from Greek parts strob- meaning 'whirl' and -scope meaning 'to look', the same -scope you see in telescope and microscope. So a stroboscope is a tool that 'looks' at fast, turning movement with quick flashes of light, which is why it makes motion appear slow or still.