slow motion

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slow motion

  • /ˌsləʊˈməʊ.ʃən/

noun

  1. uncountable A technique of film, photography, and video in which time is stretched in order to allow the visibility of things normally happening too fast to be conveniently examined.

    Similar: slo-mo, slowmo

  2. broadly, uncountable Movement at a slow pace. Without this foresight, many more structures would now be suffering the fate of the viaduct at Nuneham, which was literally collapsing in plain sight (albeit in extreme slow motion).

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noun film stretched in time

Españolcámara lenta, ralentí
한국어슬로 모션 seullo mosyeon
日本語スローモーション surō mōshon
中文慢動作 /慢动作 màndòngzuò
Portuguêscâmara lenta, câmera lenta
Françaisralenti
DeutschZeitlupe
Italianorallentatore, ralenti
Ελληνικάαργή κίνηση argí kínisi
Русскийуско́ренная киносъёмка uskórennaja kinosʺjómka, заме́дленное движе́ние zamédlennoje dvižénije
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@misc{slow_motion_2026,
  title = {slow motion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slow%20motion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}