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slow motion
1noun
- the process or technique of filming or taping a motion-picture or television sequence at an accelerated rate of speed and then projecting or replaying it at normal speed so that the action appears to be slowed down.
- the effect thus created.
slow-motion
2[ sloh-moh-shuhn ]
adjective
- of, pertaining to or made in slow motion:
a slow-motion replay.
- moving or proceeding at a strikingly slow rate:
slow-motion progress toward a settlement.
slow motion
noun
- films television action that is made to appear slower than normal by passing the film through the taking camera at a faster rate than normal or by replaying a video tape recording more slowly
adjective
- films television of or relating to such action
- moving or functioning at less than usual speed
Word History and Origins
Origin of slow motion1
Origin of slow motion2
Example Sentences
"Everything happened in slow motion. We were face on for a few seconds, maybe five, before he ran off," she told police.
He says that after his train hit a stationary one, everything felt like it was in slow motion.
"Michael said he was going to do one of those slow motion running things when he saw me," she added.
The Hanley moment happened almost in slow motion, but of course, it needed the preamble of a rousing Scotland comeback to set the scene for its full horror.
Everything was upside down and moving in slow motion, like the world was caving in.
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