strobe light

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsstroboscopestrobe

   Broaderscientific instrument

Questions about strobe light

What does strobe light mean?

strobe light means "scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary".

What is another word for strobe light?

Close synonyms include stroboscope, strobe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is strobe light a common word?

strobe light is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.