Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A strobe light.
- noun A stroboscope.
- noun A spot of higher than normal intensity in the sweep of an indicator, as on a radar screen, used as a reference mark for determining distance.
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- noun A
stroboscopic lamp , a device used to produce regularflashes of light - verb To flash like a stroboscopic lamp.
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- noun scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary
Etymologies
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Examples
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But I am saying that every analysis that is shortened, every corner that is cut, moves us further away from the truth until what is left is the Cliffs Notes of the news, or what I call strobe-light journalism, in which the outlines are accurate enough but we cannot really see the whole picture.
Sunday Reading 2008
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When you see it with your naked eye, it may be because of sunlight flickering between the spokes of a rotating bike wheel, creating a kind of strobe effect.
TIPSHEET 2007
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A lot of great information here, especially for someone like me, totally unfamiliar with this thing called a "strobe" I only have a Leica MP.
Lighting 101 2006
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Each jammer created a "strobe," an opaque wedge shape on the U.S. radar screens, so that they looked like the spokes of a wagon wheel.
Red Storm Rising Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1986
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She admitted she got a little turned around during the routine, as the lights above her created a kind of strobe effect.
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She admitted she got a little turned around during the routine, as the lights above her created a kind of strobe effect.
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The "strobe" effect will make everyone in the room dizzy and sick.
Latest Articles 2010
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Valeriano said a person has to be susceptible to seizures to be affected, and people taking medication to protect against seizures are always advised to avoid things that can trigger a reaction, such as strobe lights.
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She admitted she got a little turned around during the routine, as the lights above her created a kind of strobe effect.
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chandeliers look best combined with a source of light–such as strobe lights on your knee caps.
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