strobe

noun

ˈstrōb 

1

: stroboscope

2

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

3

: flash tube

Examples of strobe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Still, some options will also include a red light setting, which produces less of a blinding effect for others, and strobe effects for emergency signaling. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 May 2025

This violent event flashes onstage in the manner of a traumatic memory, with Goodman’s Jesse writhing on Justin Huen’s impressionistic urban set as lighting and sound designer Matt Richter underscores the hallucinatory nature of the assault with strobe effects. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025

The wall is programmable and lights up with twinkling star effects, colors and strobes. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025

Audience members should also be aware that the performance includes flashing lights, strobe effects and haze. —Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing strobe

• strobe light

Rhymes for strobe

• globe
• jobe
• lobe
• probe
• robe
• bathrobe
• earlobe
• microbe
• niobe
• wardrobe
• microprobe

Kids Definition

strobe

noun

ˈstrōb 

: a device that produces a very brief strong flash of light (as for photography) and that can be used repeatedly