Stroboscope

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stroboscope \Strob"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? a whirling + -scope.]
     1. An instrument for studying or observing the successive
        phases of a periodic or varying motion by means of light
        which is periodically interrupted.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. An optical toy similar to the phenakistoscope. See
        {Phenakistoscope}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stroboscope
       n : scientific instrument that provides a flashing light
           synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can
           make moving object appear stationary [syn: {strobe}, {strobe
           light}]