Slow Motion Definition
slōmōzhən
slow-motion
noun
A filmmaking technique in which the action on screen is slower than normal, achieved by filming at a speed faster than the standard rate and then projecting the film at the standard speed.
American Heritage
Slow-motion movement or action.
Webster's New World
An effect using slow-motion photography or video techniques.
Webster's New World
adjective
Moving or operating below usual or normal speed.
Webster's New World
Designating a film or taped TV sequence in which the action is made to appear slower than the actual action by exposing more frames per second than is usual and projecting the film at normal speed or by filming or taping at normal speed and projecting or replaying at a lower than usual speed.
Webster's New World
Slower than regular speed.
Slow-motion replay seems jerky because there really aren't enough frames.
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