stroboscope (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[stroboscope 词源字典]
"instrument for studying motion by periodic light," 1896, from -scope + comb. form of Greek strobos "a twisting, act of whirling," from PIE *streb(h)- "to wind, turn" (see strophe). Earlier as the name of a similar device used as a "scientific toy" [OED]. Related: Stroboscopic (1846).[stroboscope etymology, stroboscope origin, 英语词源]