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strobe

(strōb)

1. A strobe light.

2. A stroboscope.

3. A spot of higher than normal intensity in the sweep of an indicator, as on a radar screen, used as a reference mark for determining distance.

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strobe

(strəʊb)

(Electronics) short for strobe lighting, stroboscope

to give the appearance of arrested or slow motion by using intermittent illumination

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strobe

(stroʊb)
n.

1. Also called strobe′ light`. an electronic flash that produces rapid, brilliant bursts of light, used for high-speed photography, special lighting effects, etc.

adj.

2. pertaining to or using a stroboscope or strobe.

[1940–45; shortened form]

strobe

Past participle: strobed
Gerund: strobing

Imperative
strobe
strobe

Present
I strobe
you strobe
he/she/it strobes
we strobe
you strobe
they strobe

Preterite
I strobed
you strobed
he/she/it strobed
we strobed
you strobed
they strobed

Present Continuous
I am strobing
you are strobing
he/she/it is strobing
we are strobing
you are strobing
they are strobing

Present Perfect
I have strobed
you have strobed
he/she/it has strobed
we have strobed
you have strobed
they have strobed

Past Continuous
I was strobing
you were strobing
he/she/it was strobing
we were strobing
you were strobing
they were strobing

Past Perfect
I had strobed
you had strobed
he/she/it had strobed
we had strobed
you had strobed
they had strobed

Future
I will strobe
you will strobe
he/she/it will strobe
we will strobe
you will strobe
they will strobe

Future Perfect
I will have strobed
you will have strobed
he/she/it will have strobed
we will have strobed
you will have strobed
they will have strobed

Future Continuous
I will be strobing
you will be strobing
he/she/it will be strobing
we will be strobing
you will be strobing
they will be strobing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been strobing
you have been strobing
he/she/it has been strobing
we have been strobing
you have been strobing
they have been strobing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been strobing
you will have been strobing
he/she/it will have been strobing
we will have been strobing
you will have been strobing
they will have been strobing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been strobing
you had been strobing
he/she/it had been strobing
we had been strobing
you had been strobing
they had been strobing

Conditional
I would strobe
you would strobe
he/she/it would strobe
we would strobe
you would strobe
they would strobe

Past Conditional
I would have strobed
you would have strobed
he/she/it would have strobed
we would have strobed
you would have strobed
they would have strobed

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Noun

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

strobe light, stroboscope

scientific instrument - an instrument used by scientists

Translations

lampeggiatore elettronico luce intermittente stroboscopio

строб

strobe

[strəʊb]

A. ADJ [lights] → estroboscópico

B. N

1. (also strobe light) → luz f estroboscópica (also strobe lighting) → luces fpl estroboscópicas

2. = stroboscope

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

strobe

[ˈstrəʊb] n (also strobe light) → stroboscope m

strobe

adj → stroboskopisch

n → stroboskopische Beleuchtung

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strobe

[strəʊb] strobe light n → luce f stroboscopica

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