strobe
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/stɹəʊb/
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/stɹəʊb/ · /stɹoʊb/
Definition of strobe
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A stroboscopic lamp: a device used to produce regular flashes of light.
“White all light sources illuminate the subject, the strobe both illuminates and "freezes" the subject.”
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noun
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A stroboscopic lamp: a device used to produce regular flashes of light.
“White all light sources illuminate the subject, the strobe both illuminates and "freezes" the subject.”
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An electronic signal in hardware indicating that a value is ready to be read.
“a memory strobe; a data strobe”
verb
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To flash like a stroboscopic lamp.
“... as they fuck she quakes, body strobing miles beneath him in cream and night-blue, all sound suppressed, eyes in crescents behind gold lashes...”
“Here was a blazingly erotic sex star par excellence as Travolta gyrated around that strobing disco dance floor like a cock-o'-the-walk.”
“The problem was that when running cables the entire length of the tunnel, engineers had to take into account any voltage drop to ensure no lights strobe - something that could cause serious issues for drivers running at high speeds.”
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Etymology
Shortening of stroboscope.
Words you can make from strobe
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11 words4-letter words
29 words- BEST 6 pts
- BETS 6 pts
- BORE 6 pts
- BORT 6 pts
- BOTS 6 pts
- BROS 6 pts
- OBES 6 pts
- ORBS 6 pts
- REBS 6 pts
- ROBE 6 pts
- ROBS 6 pts
- SORB 6 pts
- STOB 6 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- ERST 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- ORTS 4 pts
- REST 4 pts
- RETS 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTS 4 pts
- SORE 4 pts
- SORT 4 pts
- TOES 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORS 4 pts
- TRES 4 pts
3-letter words
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