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electric stroboscope
A mechanism that produces brief flashes of light for observing the behavior of an object during a short interval.

One of the most effective means for accomplishing this action is a gaseous tube energized by the discharge of an electrical condenser.

Flashes as short as one microsecond have been produced in this procedure.

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