strobe
/stɹoʊb/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An electronic signal in hardware indicating that a value is ready to be read.
verb
To flash like a stroboscopic lamp.
Example Sentences
- "White all light sources illuminate the subject, the strobe both illuminates and "freezes" the subject."
- "a memory strobe; a data strobe"
- "... as they fuck she quakes, body strobing miles beneath him in cream and night-blue, all sound suppressed, eyes in crescents behind gold lashes..."
- "Here was a blazingly erotic sex star par excellence as Travolta gyrated around that strobing disco dance floor like a cock-o'-the-walk."
- "The problem was that when running cables the entire length of the tunnel, engineers had to take into account any voltage drop to ensure no lights strobe - something that could cause serious issues for drivers running at high speeds."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /stɹoʊb/
- British English: /stɹəʊb/