English Explanatory Dictionary

strobe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stroboscopic lamp: a device used to produce regular flashes of light.
  2. An electronic signal in hardware indicating that a value is ready to be read.
verb
  1. To flash like a stroboscopic lamp.

Pronunciation

/stɹəʊb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-strobe.wav /stɹoʊb/

Word forms

strobe strobes strobing strobed

Etymology

Shortening of stroboscope.

Derived words

remote strobe strobe light strobe lighting strobelike strobic strobotron
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