strobe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /stɹoʊb/ (General-American)
- /stɹəʊb/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Shortening of stroboscope.
Meanings
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A stroboscopic lamp: a device used to produce regular flashes of light.
White all light sources illuminate the subject, the strobe both illuminates and "freezes" the subject.
2006, Michael Grecco, Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait, Amphoto Books, →ISBN, page 59:
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An electronic signal in hardware indicating that a value is ready to be read.
a memory strobe; a data strobe
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| strobes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
remote strobe · strobelike · strobe light · strobic · strobotron · strobe lighting
Translations (6)
es lámpara estroboscópica (a stroboscopic lamp: a device used to produce regular flashes of light) · no roterende lys (a stroboscopic lamp: a device used to produce regular flashes of light) · es señal estroboscópica (an electronic signal in hardware indicating that a value is ready to be read) · pl stroboskop (a stroboscopic lamp: a device used to produce regular flashes of light) · pl światło stroboskopowe (an electronic signal in hardware indicating that a value is ready to be read) · fr stroboscope (a stroboscopic lamp: a device used to produce regular flashes of light)