stroboscope

noun

stro·bo·scope ˈstrō-bə-ˌskōp

: an instrument for determining the speed of cyclic motion (such as rotation or vibration) that causes the motion to appear slowed or stopped: such as

: a revolving disk with holes around the edge through which an object is viewed

: a device that uses a flash tube to intermittently illuminate a moving object

: a cardboard disk with marks to be viewed under intermittent light

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Using a stroboscope to generate extremely brief bursts of light, Massachusetts Institute of Technology electrical engineering professor Harold Edgerton photographed this splash made by a drop of milk in 1957. —