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stro·bo·scope (str

-sk

)

Any of various instruments used to observe moving objects by making them appear stationary, especially with pulsed illumination or mechanical devices that intermittently interrupt observation.

[Greek strobos, a whirling; see streb(h)- in Indo-European roots + -scope.]

strobo·scopic (-sk

k) adj.

strobo·scopi·cal·ly adv.

Translations

stroboscopic

adj → stroboskopisch

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