Muybridge

[ mahy-brij ]

/ ˈmaɪ brɪdʒ /

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noun

Ead·weard

[ed-werd], /ˈɛd wərd/, Edward James Muggeridge, 1830–1904, U.S. photographer, born in England: pioneered in photographic studies of animals and humans in motion.

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How to use Muybridge in a sentence

As OJ ducks for cover inside a structure with walls made out of wooden slats, a horse gallops by in the background, evoking the praxinoscope feel of the Muybridge clip.
Breaking Down the Meaning of Jordan Peele’s Nope|Laura Zornosa|July 22, 2022|Time
Paralytic Child Walking on All Fours (from Muybridge), from that year, is a fine example of this stylistic shift.
Art's Obsessive Genius|Paul Laster|May 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Muybridge, as we have seen, used a series of cameras, one for each plate.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
Muybridge's great difficulty had been to invent a shutter which would act rapidly enough.
More Science From an Easy Chair|Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester

He was mistaken, as Muybridge's photograph giving side and back view of a galloping fox-terrier amply demonstrates.
More Science From an Easy Chair|Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
It is to the investigations of Mr. Muybridge and M. Marey that we are indebted for the most valuable researches on the subject.
Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography|Albert A. Hopkins
Mr. Muybridge delighted his audience with his wonderful photographs.
Descriptive Zoopraxography|Eadweard Muybridge

British Dictionary definitions for Muybridge

Muybridge

/ (ˈmaɪbrɪdʒ) /

noun

Eadweard (ˈɛdwəd), original name Edward James Muggeridge. 1830–1904, US photographer, born in England; noted for his high-speed photographic studies of animals and people in motion

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