: of, relating to, or being motion-picture or video photography in which the action that has been photographed is made to appear to occur slower than it actually occurred
a slow-motion replay
also
: slowly moving
a slow-motion dance
: slow-motion photography
Examples of slow-motion in a Sentence
Noun
The scene was shot in slow motion.
They showed the goal in slow motion.
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Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 20 June 2024
Further Reading German company beats Rubik’s Cube trademark There are a few footnotes and caveats to what would otherwise be an incremental gain and nifty slow-motion video.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024
Dan Reilly, Vulture, 21 May 2024
Camels appeared, strolling elegantly in loping slow motion, like elderly promenaders.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
The drone also has hyperlapse, slow-motion, and waypoint flight features for a variety of shots.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 20 June 2024
Further Reading German company beats Rubik’s Cube trademark There are a few footnotes and caveats to what would otherwise be an incremental gain and nifty slow-motion video.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024
Noun
Led by singer-guitarist Zachary Cole Smith, the Brooklyn quartet delivers a lush meditation on how to keep going as the world ends in slow motion.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 21 May 2024
Camels appeared, strolling elegantly in loping slow motion, like elderly promenaders.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Slow-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow-motion. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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