- strob
- a metric unit of angular velocity. The strob represents a rotation rate of one radian per second or 9.54930 rpm. The name comes from the Greek strobos, meaning "rotating."
Dictionary of units of measurement. 2015.
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strob — strob·ic; strob·i·la·ceous; strob·i·late; strob·i·la·tion; strob·ile; strob·i·line; strob·i·lo·cer·cus; strob·i·loid; strob·i·lo·my·ces; strob·i·loph·y·ta; strob·i·lus; strob·il; strob·i·lif·er·ous; strob·i·li·za·tion; … English syllables
strob|ic — «STROB ihk», adjective. spinning or whirling; appearing to spin or whirl. ╂[< Greek stróbos (see etym. under stroboscope (Cf. ↑stroboscope)) + English ic] … Useful english dictionary
strob|il — «STROB uhl», noun. = strobile. (Cf. ↑strobile) … Useful english dictionary
strob — «strob», noun. Physics. a unit of velocity for bodies moving in a circular path, equal to one radian per second. ╂[< Greek stróbos; see etym. under stroboscope (Cf. ↑stroboscope)] … Useful english dictionary
strob´o|scop´i|cal|ly — strob|o|scop|ic «STROB uh SKOP ihk», adjective. of or having to do with a stroboscope. –strob´o|scop´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
strob|o|scop|ic — «STROB uh SKOP ihk», adjective. of or having to do with a stroboscope. –strob´o|scop´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
strob|i|la|ceous — «STROB uh LAY shuhs», adjective. 1. of or like a strobile. 2. bearing strobiles. ╂[< New Latin strobilaceus (with English ous) < Late Latin strobīlus; see etym. under strobile (Cf. ↑strobile)] … Useful english dictionary
strob|i|la|tion — «STROB uh LAY shuhn», noun. an asexual form of reproduction in which segments of the body separate to form new individuals, as in tapeworms and scyphozoans. ╂[< strobil(a) + ation] … Useful english dictionary
strob|ile — «STROB uhl», noun. Botany. any seed producing cone, such as a pine cone, or a compact mass of scalelike leaves that produce spores, such as the cone of the club moss; strobil. ╂[< Late Latin strobīlus < Greek stróbīlos pine cone; see etym.… … Useful english dictionary
strob|i|li|za|tion — «STROB uh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. = strobilation. (Cf. ↑strobilation) … Useful english dictionary
