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noun

the process or technique of filming or taping a motion-picture or television sequence at an accelerated rate of speed and then projecting or replaying it at normal speed so that the action appears to be slowed down.

the effect thus created.

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Origin of slow motion

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby slow motion

slow loris, slowly, slow march, slow match, slow-mo, slow motion, slow-moving, slow neutron, slow on the uptake, slow-pitch, slowpoke

Other definitions for slow motion (2 of 2)

slow-motion

[ sloh-moh-shuhn ]

/ ˈsloʊˈmoʊ ʃən /

adjective

of, pertaining to or made in slow motion: a slow-motion replay.

moving or proceeding at a strikingly slow rate: slow-motion progress toward a settlement.

Origin of slow-motion

First recorded in 1925–30

How to use slow motion in a sentence

From there we watch in slow motion as the fire explodes, traveling an acre a second and cascading through the tiny community of Concow—where residents only knew of the fire when flames licked their homes—before bearing down on Paradise.
A New Book Examines What We Lost in the Camp Fire|klindsey|August 24, 2021|Outside Online
Red-tinted smoke rose into the sky above forested hills, a warning in slow motion of a new apocalypse—and we rushed toward it.
At Glacier’s Edge, the Flames Have Always Come for My Family Cabin|jversteegh|August 20, 2021|Outside Online
He later described the scene to me in slow motion, recalling the nightmarish view of his own fingers flopping limply from his wrist as he was flung about.
It’s No Fun to Wake a Sleeping Bear|jversteegh|August 11, 2021|Outside Online
The shape undulated like a serpent in slow motion, a ghost in the heavens.
Sit Slack-Jawed Under the Northern Lights at Kobuk Valley National Park|mturner|July 29, 2021|Outside Online

Regardless of how Private Relay will evolve, it will do so in slow motion.
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She slow-motion jogs through the courtyard, paints his portrait, and carves his name into a tree.
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Then, she was always posing in slow-motion, as if perpetually taking mental selfies.
SNL’s Kim Kardashian Konundrum: Why Nasim Pedrad’s Exit Hurts So Much|Jason Lynch|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many Israeli politicians have begun pushing for slow-motion regime change in Gaza.
Senators: Take Gaza Away From Hamas|Eli Lake|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Nicki Minaj doesn't just exercise in slow motion once or twice a week.
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But now, Ebola has moved beyond its standard slow motion, person-to-person transmission.
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The principal source of the irregularities was found in the concealed upper differential wheel of the Grubb slow motion.
Photographs of Nebul and Clusters|James Edward Keeler
Riggs swayed in slow motion until a lost balance felled him heavily, an inert mass.
The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey
The shout, coming in slow motion at first, picked up speed until it sounded like an on-rushing train.
Red Dynamite|Roy J. Snell
The black rods floated with slow motion in the minute currents of fluid I had introduced.
The Blue Germ|Martin Swayne
Plenty of solder is melted on to the work, and is drawn along over the joint by a single slow motion of the soldering bit.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall

British Dictionary definitions for slow motion

slow motion

noun

films television action that is made to appear slower than normal by passing the film through the taking camera at a faster rate than normal or by replaying a video tape recording more slowly

adjective slow-motion

films television of or relating to such action

moving or functioning at less than usual speed

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