: a photograph or a series of photographs of a moving object taken to record and exhibit successive phases of the object's motion

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“Chronophotograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/chronophotograph. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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