slow motionadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsləʊ ˈməʊʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsloʊ ˈmoʊʃən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slow adj., motion n.

Etymology: < slow adj. + motion n.

A. adj.

1. Designating a gear or other mechanism by which a device (esp. an optical instrument) can be moved accurately over very small distances or at a very slow speed; relating to or forming part of such a mechanism.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [adjective] > types of cogs or gears > type of gear-changing mechanism

slow motion1821

notchy1967

1821 D. Brewster Ferguson's Astron. (ed. 2) II. Suppl. xii. 326 A slow motion of a similar kind is given to the vertical circle by the clamp and slow motion screw at v.

1878 W. de W. Abney Treat. Photogr. 305 To enable the operator to grasp the slow-motion focussing-screw.

1923 Theatre Lighting Past & Present (Ward Leonard Electric Co.) 34/2 In many cases the whole dimmer equipment is arranged so that it can be operated from slow motion worm and gear connected to a hand wheel at the front of the dimmer.

1982 W. Faig tr. F. Deumlich Surv. Instrum. (ed. 7) ii. 98 With the horizontal slow motion screw the top part can be delicately turned in respect to the bottom part.

2012 P. Moore & J. Watson Astron. with Budget Telescope (ed. 2) ii. 20 The telescope has to be more or less balanced in any position so as to avoid straining the bearing head or slow-motion gears.

a. Originally Cinematography. Designating a film or video recording projected or replayed at a slower speed than the original motion it reproduces; involving or relating to such projection or replay.

ΚΠ

1915 Muscatine (Iowa) Jrnl. 11 Dec. These pictures when superimposed gave the effect of a slow motion picture.

1927 Times 9 May In a ‘slow motion’ picture the number of exposures each second is increased up from 50 to 500, and the rate of unrolling the film reduced.

1930 Observer 2 Mar. 15/3 It was great fun to watch the team..‘registering’ fear, rage or adoration like a slow-motion showing of a film in rehearsal.

1962 F. I. Ordway et al. Basic Astronautics vii. 316 This test is accomplished by firing the model engine in a wind tunnel and observing the flow of the exhaust gases with the aid of slow motion cameras.

1973 Listener 23 Aug. 244/1 Time on Friday moved very slowly. Everything seemed to be as if in a slow motion film.

2013 Atlantic Oct. 8/1 Slow-motion replay has been written into the rules.

b. Moving or seeming to move at a slow speed; performed or occurring at a slow speed.Perhaps originally an extended use of sense A. 2a. Cf. sense B. 2b.

ΚΠ

1930 Time & Tide 14 Feb. 195 Agriculture..being essentially a slow-motion business,..cannot adapt itself to rapid changes.

1931 J. B. Priestley Angel Pavement ii. § 2. 65 ‘Oh, all ri-ight,’ Edna sighed wearily, and rose in slow-motion time.

1943 J. B. Priestley Daylight on Sat. xi. 70 The sound of their slow-motion patter..just gets your goat.

1997 Sunday Tel. 15 June (Rx Mag.) 14/2 One of the first things you learn is ‘the form’—that series of balletic, slow-motion gestures which you sometimes see people practising in parks.

2019 Scottish Daily Mail (Nexis) 26 Nov. 16 Here is the head of a devolved government presiding over a health service which is in a state of slow-motion collapse.

B. n.

1. A slow-motion mechanism, esp. in an optical instrument (see sense A. 1).

ΚΠ

1834 Mechanics' Mag. 4 Oct. 16/2 The gear was changed from the quick to the slow motion.

1875 Eng. Mechanic 21 372/3 The position of the slow motion commends itself to our judgement.

1891 R. Routledge Discov. & Inventions 19th Cent. (ed. 8) 342 The telescope is provided with a slow motion for taking the angular position.

1934 Zeiss Microscopes & Accessories 14 Even the highest power objectives can be easily focused on the preparation by a trained observer without recourse to the slow motion.

2000 Irish Astron. Jrnl. 27 62/1 A Hooke universal joint and mahogany handle brings the slow motion, with negligible vibration, conveniently near to the observer.

a. Originally Cinematography. The display of a film or video recording at a slower speed than the original motion it reproduces. Frequently in in slow motion.The original cinematographic technique involves shooting a film at a faster frame rate than normal, so that when it is projected at the normal frame rate the motion appears slowed down.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > special techniques > [noun]

hold1918

slow motion1924

colourization1926

pixilation1947

Cinerama1950

memomotion1950

CinemaScope1953

Todd-AO1953

Vistavision1954

Panavision1955

Smell-O-Vision1958

kinescoping1961

blue screen1965

shaky camera1967

Imax1969

slo-mo1969

Omnimax1973

Sensurround1974

Pixelvision1987

shaky cam1988

1924 Spectator 3 May 720/1 Its deliberation becomes a separate quality, akin to the slow motion of the cinema.

1931 Movie Makers Feb. 103/2 (advt.) Here is a camera masterpiece... It incorporates seven speeds including slow motion.

1956 J. Baldwin Giovanni's Room i. ii. 57 Like those figures in slow motion one sometimes sees on the screen.

1973 P. Weiner Making Media Revol. xi. 94 One could shoot the game on a Rover,..and put in the music while dubbing the video, in slow motion, to another deck.

2011 New Yorker 12 Dec. 41/2 He has trained himself to sit still for hours,..watching plays forward and backward, at full speed and in slow motion.

b. In extended use. Motion resembling or reminiscent of the effect created by the use of slow-motion techniques in film or video. Chiefly in in slow motion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [noun] > slower than normal motion

slow motion1946

slo-mo1980

1946 National 4-H Club News (U.S.) Aug. 14/1 The dance was carried out in slow motion first without music.

1953 H. Wynmalen Dressage xvii. 208 The Passage is a spectacular trot, in slow motion, in which the horse moves with much elevation and with great cadence.

2009 E. Wyld After Fire, Still Small Voice (2010) ii. 40 A breeze from the water raised the hem of a tutti-frutti skirt and it wavered in slow motion in front of the bridge.

2017 L. Ajayi I'm judging You i. 9 I tripped on my laces and face-planted in the middle of O'Hare Airport in what felt like slow motion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	slow motion
释义	slow motionadj.n. Brit. /ˌsləʊ ˈməʊʃn/, U.S. /ˌsloʊ ˈmoʊʃən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slow adj., motion n. Etymology: < slow adj. + motion n. A. adj. 1. Designating a gear or other mechanism by which a device (esp. an optical instrument) can be moved accurately over very small distances or at a very slow speed; relating to or forming part of such a mechanism. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [adjective] > types of cogs or gears > type of gear-changing mechanism slow motion1821 notchy1967 1821 D. Brewster Ferguson's Astron. (ed. 2) II. Suppl. xii. 326 A slow motion of a similar kind is given to the vertical circle by the clamp and slow motion screw at v. 1878 W. de W. Abney Treat. Photogr. 305 To enable the operator to grasp the slow-motion focussing-screw. 1923 Theatre Lighting Past & Present (Ward Leonard Electric Co.) 34/2 In many cases the whole dimmer equipment is arranged so that it can be operated from slow motion worm and gear connected to a hand wheel at the front of the dimmer. 1982 W. Faig tr. F. Deumlich Surv. Instrum. (ed. 7) ii. 98 With the horizontal slow motion screw the top part can be delicately turned in respect to the bottom part. 2012 P. Moore & J. Watson Astron. with Budget Telescope (ed. 2) ii. 20 The telescope has to be more or less balanced in any position so as to avoid straining the bearing head or slow-motion gears. 2. a. Originally Cinematography. Designating a film or video recording projected or replayed at a slower speed than the original motion it reproduces; involving or relating to such projection or replay. ΚΠ 1915 Muscatine (Iowa) Jrnl. 11 Dec. These pictures when superimposed gave the effect of a slow motion picture. 1927 Times 9 May In a ‘slow motion’ picture the number of exposures each second is increased up from 50 to 500, and the rate of unrolling the film reduced. 1930 Observer 2 Mar. 15/3 It was great fun to watch the team..‘registering’ fear, rage or adoration like a slow-motion showing of a film in rehearsal. 1962 F. I. Ordway et al. Basic Astronautics vii. 316 This test is accomplished by firing the model engine in a wind tunnel and observing the flow of the exhaust gases with the aid of slow motion cameras. 1973 Listener 23 Aug. 244/1 Time on Friday moved very slowly. Everything seemed to be as if in a slow motion film. 2013 Atlantic Oct. 8/1 Slow-motion replay has been written into the rules. b. Moving or seeming to move at a slow speed; performed or occurring at a slow speed.Perhaps originally an extended use of sense A. 2a. Cf. sense B. 2b. ΚΠ 1930 Time & Tide 14 Feb. 195 Agriculture..being essentially a slow-motion business,..cannot adapt itself to rapid changes. 1931 J. B. Priestley Angel Pavement ii. § 2. 65 ‘Oh, all ri-ight,’ Edna sighed wearily, and rose in slow-motion time. 1943 J. B. Priestley Daylight on Sat. xi. 70 The sound of their slow-motion patter..just gets your goat. 1997 Sunday Tel. 15 June (Rx Mag.) 14/2 One of the first things you learn is ‘the form’—that series of balletic, slow-motion gestures which you sometimes see people practising in parks. 2019 Scottish Daily Mail (Nexis) 26 Nov. 16 Here is the head of a devolved government presiding over a health service which is in a state of slow-motion collapse. B. n. 1. A slow-motion mechanism, esp. in an optical instrument (see sense A. 1). ΚΠ 1834 Mechanics' Mag. 4 Oct. 16/2 The gear was changed from the quick to the slow motion. 1875 Eng. Mechanic 21 372/3 The position of the slow motion commends itself to our judgement. 1891 R. Routledge Discov. & Inventions 19th Cent. (ed. 8) 342 The telescope is provided with a slow motion for taking the angular position. 1934 Zeiss Microscopes & Accessories 14 Even the highest power objectives can be easily focused on the preparation by a trained observer without recourse to the slow motion. 2000 Irish Astron. Jrnl. 27 62/1 A Hooke universal joint and mahogany handle brings the slow motion, with negligible vibration, conveniently near to the observer. 2. a. Originally Cinematography. The display of a film or video recording at a slower speed than the original motion it reproduces. Frequently in in slow motion.The original cinematographic technique involves shooting a film at a faster frame rate than normal, so that when it is projected at the normal frame rate the motion appears slowed down. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > special techniques > [noun] hold1918 slow motion1924 colourization1926 pixilation1947 Cinerama1950 memomotion1950 CinemaScope1953 Todd-AO1953 Vistavision1954 Panavision1955 Smell-O-Vision1958 kinescoping1961 blue screen1965 shaky camera1967 Imax1969 slo-mo1969 Omnimax1973 Sensurround1974 Pixelvision1987 shaky cam1988 1924 Spectator 3 May 720/1 Its deliberation becomes a separate quality, akin to the slow motion of the cinema. 1931 Movie Makers Feb. 103/2 (advt.) Here is a camera masterpiece... It incorporates seven speeds including slow motion. 1956 J. Baldwin Giovanni's Room i. ii. 57 Like those figures in slow motion one sometimes sees on the screen. 1973 P. Weiner Making Media Revol. xi. 94 One could shoot the game on a Rover,..and put in the music while dubbing the video, in slow motion, to another deck. 2011 New Yorker 12 Dec. 41/2 He has trained himself to sit still for hours,..watching plays forward and backward, at full speed and in slow motion. b. In extended use. Motion resembling or reminiscent of the effect created by the use of slow-motion techniques in film or video. Chiefly in in slow motion. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [noun] > slower than normal motion slow motion1946 slo-mo1980 1946 National 4-H Club News (U.S.) Aug. 14/1 The dance was carried out in slow motion first without music. 1953 H. Wynmalen Dressage xvii. 208 The Passage is a spectacular trot, in slow motion, in which the horse moves with much elevation and with great cadence. 2009 E. Wyld After Fire, Still Small Voice (2010) ii. 40 A breeze from the water raised the hem of a tutti-frutti skirt and it wavered in slow motion in front of the bridge. 2017 L. Ajayi I'm judging You i. 9 I tripped on my laces and face-planted in the middle of O'Hare Airport in what felt like slow motion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1821
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