stroboscopic

(adjective)

Relating to an instrument used to make a cyclically moving object appear to be slow-moving, or stationary.

Related Terms

Examples of stroboscopic in the following topics:

  • Motion Diagrams

    • One major use of motion diagrams is the presentation of film through a series of frames taken by a camera; this is sometimes called stroboscopic technique (as seen in ).
    • A bouncing ball captured with a stroboscopic flash at 25 images per second.