stroboscope

  1. Noun.  Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.
  2. Noun.  A lamp that produces short bursts of light that synchronizes with a camera shutter for photographing fast-moving objects; A photo made by such a machine.

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