stroboscope
1 synonym for stroboscope, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A device used to study repeating movement by making a moving object visible only at set intervals.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Formed from Ancient Greek στρόβος (stróbos, “whirl”) and Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “examine, inspect, look to or into, consider”), that is, from strobo- plus scope.
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