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Noun: strobe light
  1. A light source that flashes rapidly at regular intervals, especially one used to create the illusion of slow motion or to study periodic motion
    "The engineer used a strobe light to analyse the motion of the machine's rotating parts";
    - stroboscope, strobe

Derived forms: strobe lights

Type of: scientific instrument

Encyclopedia: Strobe light