strobotron

strobotron
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷.ˌträn\ noun (-s)
Etymology: stroboscopic + -tron
: a gas-filled electron tube with a cold cathode used especially as a source of stroboscopic light

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/stroh"beuh tron', strob"euh-/, n. Electronics.
a glow lamp, used in stroboscopes, that gives very bright flashes of light in response to voltage pulses.
[1935-40; strobo- (see STROBOSCOPE) + -TRON]

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