STROBE

stroboscope, strobe, strobe light

(noun) scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

strobe (plural strobes)

A stroboscopic lamp: a device used to produce regular flashes of light.

(computing) An electronic signal in hardware indicating that a value is ready to be read.

Verb

strobe (third-person singular simple present strobes, present participle strobing, simple past and past participle strobed)

To flash like a stroboscopic lamp.

Anagrams

• Boster, Stober, Tobers, besort, borest, sorbet, tobers

Source: Wiktionary



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