noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
stroboscope; strobe lamp
Refers to the device that produces regular flashes of light, used in photography, lighting effects, or scientific observation.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from strobo
クラブのストロボがまぶしかった。
The strobe light at the club was dazzling.
ストロボを使って動きを止めて撮影する。
I use a stroboscope to freeze motion when shooting.
noun
camera flash
Commonly used for the flash unit on a camera. In everyday Japanese, ストロボ often means a camera flash even though it originally referred to a stroboscope.
暗かったのでストロボをたいて撮った。
It was dark, so I used the flash to take the picture.