strob|o|scope

strob|o|scope
strob|o|scope «STROB uh skohp», noun.
an instrument for studying the successive phases of the periodic motion of a body by means of periodically interrupted light.
[< German Stroboskop < Greek stróbos a twisting, related to stréphein to twist, turn + German -skop < Greek skopeîn look at]

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