strobe
strobe Lexical Profile
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• noun
An electronic lamp or lighting device that emits rapid, regular, and brilliant flashes of light, used in photography, theatrical lighting, and scientific measurement.
"The photographer adjusted the studio strobe to soften the harsh shadows on the subject's face."
In electronics and computing, a brief, timed control pulse sent to synchronize data transfer or enable a circuit to sample a signal at a precise instant.
"The memory controller waits for the address strobe before latching the incoming data bits."
• verb
To flash or flicker intermittently at rapid, regular intervals, or to illuminate an object with such flashing light.
"Colored lights strobed across the stage as the band began its opening song."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century as a shortened form of 'stroboscope', which derives from the Ancient Greek 'strobos' (a whirling around or twisting) and '-skopion' (instrument for viewing).