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Stop action magnet — The stop action magnet, usually abbreviated to SAM, is an electromagnetic device used for the control of pipe organs and virtual pipe organs, and forms part of the organ s combination action. On a classical organ the device may be referred to as… … Wikipedia
stop-action — noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1946 stop motion … New Collegiate Dictionary
stop-action photography — /stop ak sheuhn/, Motion Pictures. See stop motion (def. 1). * * * … Universalium
stop-action photography — /stop ak sheuhn/, Motion Pictures. See stop motion (def. 1) … Useful english dictionary
stop-action camera — /ˌstɒp ækʃən ˈkæmrə/ (say .stop akshuhn kamruh) noun an automatically operated camera for exposing successive frames of a film at regular but lengthy intervals, as in shooting the growth of a flower in accelerated motion …
Stop motion — (or frame by frame) animation is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved by small amounts between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the… … Wikipedia
stop-ac|tion — «STOP AK shuhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with a method of photography in which a quick action or movement is broken down into a series of still pictures somewhat like stop motion or time lapse photography, but without omitting… … Useful english dictionary
stop motion — stop motion, adj. Motion Pictures. 1. Also called stop action photography, stop motion cinematography. a special effect, carried out while shooting, in which the performers stop their motion and the camera is stopped while an object or performer… … Universalium
stop motion — noun : a device for stopping a machine or a part either automatically or at will * * * stop motion, adj. Motion Pictures. 1. Also called stop action photography, stop motion cinematography. a special effect, carried out while shooting, in which… … Useful english dictionary
stop — or [stäp] vt. stopped, stopping [ME stoppen < OE stoppian (in comp.) < WGmc stoppōn < VL * stuppare, to stop up, stuff < L stuppa < Gr styppē, tow < IE * stewe , to thicken, contract > Gr styphein, to contract, Sans stuka,… … English World dictionary
