slow-mo|tion

slow-mo|tion
slow-mo|tion «SLOH MOH shuhn», adjective.
1. showing action at much less than its actual speed: »

slow-motion photography.

2. moving at less than normal speed: »

Lewisohn is at his narrative best as he puts a slow-motion technique to work (New York Times).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Slow Motion — Slow Mo|tion [...mouʃən] die; <aus gleichbed. engl. slow motion, zu motion »Bewegung«>: a) Zeitlupe; b) in Zeitlupe abgespielter Film[ausschnitt] …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • slow motion — slow′ mo′tion n. rtv sbz 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 •… …   From formal English to slang

  • Slow Motion — Slow Mo|tion [ ...ʃn̩], die; <englisch> (Zeitlupe; in Zeitlupe abgespielter Film[ausschnitt]) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • Slow Motion — Zeitlupe; Slowmotion; SloMo (fachsprachlich) * * * Slow Mo|tion [ moʊʃn̩], die; [engl. slow motion, eigtl. = langsame Bewegung, aus: slow ↑ (slow) u. motion = Bewegung]: Zeitlupe; in Zeitlupe abgespielter Film[ausschnitt] …   Universal-Lexikon

  • com|bus|tion — «kuhm BUHS chuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of burning; consumption or destruction by fire. Many houses are heated by combustion of coal, oil, or gas. »The explosion in the coal mine was caused by the combustion of gases. 2. Chemistry. a)… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|tra|dis|tinc|tion — «KON truh dihs TIHNGK shuhn», noun. distinction by opposition or contrast: »Today we cross the continent in airplanes in contradistinction to the slow covered wagons of our ancestors …   Useful english dictionary

  • pal|pa|tion — «pal PAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of touching. 2. Medicine. examination by touch or feeling, as with the hand: »Palpation may disclose the pulse to be fast or slow, regular or irregular, strong or weak, and hard or soft (Harbaugh and Goodrich) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pul|sa|tion — «puhl SAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of beating; throbbing; expanding and contracting: »This would suggest some slow pulsation taking place in the sun which gradually alters the strength of these solar streamers (E. F. George). 2. a beat; throb. 3 …   Useful english dictionary

  • stop´-mo´tion — stop motion, a method of taking motion pictures at extended intervals so that a slow movement or process, such as the opening of a flower, will appear much accelerated; time lapse photography. –stop´ mo´tion, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

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