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Strobe — Basisdaten Entwickler Julian Assange Aktuelle Version … Deutsch Wikipedia
Strobe — est une super vilaine mutante créée par Marvel Comics. Elle est apparue pour la première fois dans New Mutants #86. Origines On ignore le passé de la mutante surnommée Strobe. Pendant la période de passation de la loi sur le Mutant Registration… … Wikipédia en Français
strobe — [strōb] n. 1. short for STROBOSCOPE (sense 1) 2. an electronically regulated discharge tube that can emit extremely rapid, brief, and brilliant flashes of light: used in photography, the theater, etc.: also strobe light adj. STROBOSCOPIC … English World dictionary
Strobe — Strobe, die Weymouthskiefer (Kiefer). * * * Stro|be, die; , n [nach dem nlat. bot. Namen Pinus strobus]: Weymouthskiefer … Universal-Lexikon
strobe — 1942, shortening of stroboscope instrument for studying motion by periodically interrupted light (1896), from Gk. strobos act of whirling + SCOPE (Cf. scope) … Etymology dictionary
strobe — informal ► NOUN 1) a stroboscope. 2) a stroboscopic lamp. 3) N. Amer. an electronic flash for a camera. ► VERB 1) flash intermittently. 2) show or cause strobing … English terms dictionary
strobe — [[t]stro͟ʊb[/t]] strobes N COUNT: oft N n A strobe or a strobe light is a very bright light which flashes on and off very quickly. The band left their strobes on for 20 minutes. ...like strobe lighting at a disco … English dictionary
strobe — [[t]stroʊb[/t]] n. 1) pht elm Also called strobe′ light . an electronic flash that produces rapid, brilliant bursts of light, used for high speed photography, special lighting effects, etc 2) pht inf pertaining to or using a stroboscope or strobe … From formal English to slang
strobe — /strohb/, Photog. Informal. n. 1. Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def. 2a). adj. 2. stroboscopic. [1940 45; shortened form] * * * … Universalium
strobe — strəʊb n. strobe light, lamp which produces a short bright light for the purpose of photographing high speed objects; stroboscope … English contemporary dictionary
