strobe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

Shortening of stroboscope.

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strobe (plural strobes)

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

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

1. To flash like a stroboscopic lamp.
   • 1986, Sam Frank, Sex in the Movies

   Here was a blazingly erotic sex star par excellence as Travolta gyrated around that strobing disco dance floor like a cock-o'-the-walk.