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time-lapse

[ tahym-laps ]
/ ˈtaɪmˌlæps /

adjective

done by means of time-lapse photography: a time-lapse study of the blooming of a flower.

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Words nearby time-lapse

time-consuming, time-division multiplex, time-honored, time-honoured, time-lag, time-lapse, time-lapse photography, time-of-flight mass spectroscopy, time-out, time-poor, time-release

Origin of time-lapse

First recorded in 1925–30
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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