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strobotorch

strobotorch noun: a specialized, precise light source that produces extremely brief, highly controlled flashes of light at a known, adjustable rate; it essentially combines the functions of a stroboscope (a tool used to make moving parts appear stationary) with a focused torch or lamp.

Noun

strobotorch (plural strobotorches)

  1. (rare) A specialized, precise light source that produces extremely brief, highly controlled flashes of light at a known, adjustable rate; it essentially combines the functions of a stroboscope (a tool used to make moving parts appear stationary) with a focused torch or lamp.
    • A technique employing either the strobotorch or high-speed photography has been evolved for observing the behaviour of the sawdust in the tooth gullets of a circular saw.1950 October, E.J. Salisbury, Forest Products Research 1949, page 3
    • For each measurement the centrifuge speed was increased very slowly and the bead observed by means of a strobotorch flash synchronized manually.1960, Unattributed, Chemical Engineering Science 1960: Vol 12 Iss 2, page 137

Forms of strobotorch

pluralstrobotorches

Origin of strobotorch

From strobo- + torch.

Questions about strobotorch

What does strobotorch mean?
Strobotorch means a specialized, precise light source that produces extremely brief, highly controlled flashes of light at a known, adjustable rate; it essentially combines the functions of a stroboscope (a tool used to make moving parts appear stationary) with a focused torch or lamp.
What part of speech is strobotorch?
Strobotorch is a noun.
What is the plural of strobotorch?
The plural of strobotorch is strobotorches.

Words near strobotorch in the dictionary

  1. stroboscopic
  2. stroboscopical
  3. stroboscopically
  4. stroboscopy
  5. stroboside
  6. strobotorch
  7. strobotron
  8. strobotrons
  9. Strock
  10. Strocks
  11. stroddle

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