<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.</li><li>Photography. Also called strobe, a lamp capable of producing an extremely short, brilliant burst of light, for synchronization with a camera having a high shutter speed, in order to photograph a rapidly moving object, as a bullet, for such a short duration that it will appear to be standing still.</li><li>The device and equipment for holding and firing such a lamp.</li><li>Such a lamp used for creating special lighting effects, as in a theater or discotheque or at a rock concert.</li></ul>