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strobes

strobes is the plural of strobe.

strobes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strobe.

Meaning of strobe

Noun

strobe (plural strobes)

  1. A stroboscopic lamp: a device used to produce regular flashes of light.
    • White all light sources illuminate the subject, the strobe both illuminates and "freezes" the subject.2006, Michael Grecco, Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait, Amphoto Books, →ISBN, page 59
  2. An electronic signal in hardware indicating that a value is ready to be read.
    • a memory strobe; a data strobe

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Questions about strobes

What is strobes the plural of?
Strobes is the plural of strobe.

Words near strobes in the dictionary

  1. strobe lights
  2. strobed
  3. Strobel
  4. strobelike
  5. Strobels
  6. strobes
  7. strobic
  8. strobil
  9. strobila
  10. strobilaceous
  11. strobilae

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