strobe

Definitions

General Science

• noun a high-intensity flashing beam of light that makes objects in rapidly repeating motion appear to slow down or stop

Computing

• noun the pulse of an electric circuit
• verb to send a pulse, usually on the selection line, of an electronic circuit

Electronics

• A repeatable and artificially produced burst of bright light. Such a flash is usually generated by applying a high voltage to an electrode of a tube containing an inert gas such as xenon. The gas becomes ionized, which permits it to rapidly discharge the energy previously stored in a capacitor. Used, for instance, in photography, or in visual special effects. Also called electronic flash, flash (2), or photoflash.
• To cause a strobe (3) to flash.
• On a display device such as a radar screen, a spot, such as a blip, which serves as a reference for deriving information such as range, bearing, or elevation.
• abbreviation forstroboscope

Military

• noun a lamp which produces intermittent flashes of very bright light and is used by someone on the ground to attract the attention of aircraft

Nearby Definitions of “strobe”

• striping
• stripline
• stripper
• stripping
• striptease
• strobe
• stroboscope
• stroke
• strokeful
• strokeless
• strokeplay

Contexts for “strobe”

8 definitions in context
• General Science
• Computing
• Electronics
• Military