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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.
How Apple’s Private Relay could be the beginning of the end for fingerprinting on iOS devices|Seb Joseph|July 8, 2021|Digiday
Back in New York, the slow pace and inward focus of her yoga practice was less fulfilling.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I wonder what that lady is doing now, and if she knows what she set in motion with Archer?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
First, as opposition to gay marriage collapses, American anti-LGBT activists will slow their battle against it.
‘Only God’ Can Stop Gay Marriage|Tim Mak|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“The process of getting the approval is too slow and is too cumbersome,” Rogers said.
ISIS Fight Has a Spy Shortage, Intel Chair Says|Kimberly Dozier|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security|Kyle Chayka|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In this situation we waited the motion of the enemy, without perceiving any advancement they made towards us.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
These sections also have vibrations of their own which are of shorter length and more rapid motion.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Felipe watched over her as a lover might; her great mournful eyes followed his every motion.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
At six o'clock I felt once more the welcome motion of a Railroad car, and at eight was in Venice.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The first jolt had like to have shaken me out of my hammock, but afterwards the motion was easy enough.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift

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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