Stroboscope

[strәubәskәup]

Definition

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

Typed by Anatole--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) An instrument for studying or observing the successive phases of a periodic or varying motion by means of light which is periodically interrupted.

(n.) An optical toy similar to the phenakistoscope. See Phenakistoscope.

Checker: Lyman

Definition

n. an apparatus for observing periodic motion by throwing light at intervals on the rotating body.—adj. Stroboscop′ic.

Typist: Preston