strobe

noun

ˈstrōb

: stroboscope

: a device that utilizes a flash tube for high-speed illumination (as in photography)

: flash tube

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As the storm rolls east out of the mountains and onto the prairie, the strobe of cloud-to-cloud lightning above Haystack Butte brightens its dramatic pinnacle and steep sides for an instant. —

Noah Davis, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2022 Their jostling often breaks out into bold physical displays during which their colors change like the light pattern of a strobe. —

Discover Magazine, 2 June 2017 For example, a strobe setting may be critical for joggers and cyclists looking for greater visibility. —

Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2023 For even less, writer Louryn Strampe recommends the 900-lumen Anker Rechargeable Bolder ($30), which even has a strobe function. —

Medea Giordano, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2023 Among her must-have accessories this semester is a heavy flashlight with a strobe function that doubles as a baton. —

Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2023 Some of the displays have flashing lights, but there are no strobe effects here. —

Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022 Creators Matt and Ross Duffer love to stage a strobe-light showdown, a hundred glitterbulbs twinkling while synth thrums approximate the visceral experience of a telekinetic punk-rock nosebleed. —

Darren Franich, EW.com, 5 July 2022 To a person with radio vision, the sky would light up several times a minute with strobe-like flashes originating from places unknown. —

Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2013 See More

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