stroboscope
noun
stroboscope is spelled S-T-R-O-B-O-S-C-O-P-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stroboscope means “Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stroboscope is stroboscopes.
How many letters and syllables are in stroboscope?
| Letters | 11: S-T-R-O-B-O-S-C-O-P-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stroboscope?
Stroboscope appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce stroboscope?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-stroboscope.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stroboscope
- stroboscopes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stroboscope mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.
- 2
A lamp that produces short bursts of light that synchronizes with a camera shutter for photographing fast-moving objects.
- 3
A photograph produced by such a machine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stroboscope in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving bod:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stroboscope |
| German | Stroboskop |
| Portuguese | estroboscópio |
| Spanish | estroboscopio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does stroboscope come from?
From Ancient Greek στρόβος (stróbos, “whirl”) and Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “examine, inspect, look to or into, consider”). From strobo- + scope.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).