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stroboscope |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stroboscope \Strob"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? a whirling + -scope.] 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stroboscope n : a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object makes it appear stationary
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