stroboscope Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary
    strobe; strobe light.

WordNet


Strob"o*scope noun
Etymology
Gr. a whirling + -scope.
Definitions
  1. An instrument for studying or observing the successive phases of a periodic or varying motion by means of light which is periodically interrupted.
  2. An optical toy similar to the phenakistoscope. See Phenakistoscope.

Webster 1913