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noun

strobe

strohb
noun
1
A light that flashes on and off rapidly and repeatedly.
"The dance floor pulsed under a strobe light."
verb
1
To flash rapidly like a strobe light.
"The emergency lights strobed across the dark street."

How to Use Strobe

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA rapidly flashing light, or to flash in that way.

Common pairings
strobe light strobing effect

Word Forms

strobed past tense, strobes plural, strobes singular

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Etymology

A shortened form of stroboscope.

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