Meaning & use
Stroboscope
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An instrument that makes a rapidly moving or rotating object appear stationary or slowed by illuminating it with brief, regular flashes of light.
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Engineers used a stroboscope to check the rotation speed of the turbine blades.
The stroboscope revealed tiny vibrations invisible to the naked eye.
A note on using this word
From Greek 'strobos' (a whirling) and 'skopein' (to look at); it is also the origin of the word 'strobe light.'
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