slow-motion
1 of 2adjective
ˈslō-ˈmō-shən 
: of, relating to, or being motion-picture or video photography in which the action that has been photographed is made to appear to occur slower than it actually occurred
a slow-motion replay
also : slowly moving
a slow-motion dance
slow motion
2 of 2noun
: slow-motion photography
Example Sentences
Noun The scene was shot in slow motion. They showed the goal in slow motion.
Recent Examples on the Web
Daniel Alvarenga, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2022 The finish came when Omega delivered the One Winged Angel, almost in slow motion. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 It was filmed by pouring a mixture of hot bronze and aluminum onto sand letters in extremely slow motion. Janaya Wecker, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2022 Blanchett plays the fictional conductor Lydia Tár who, at the beginning of the trailer, stands against a black background and in slow motion exhales smoke from her mouth. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Aug. 2022 The preview of the latest offering from the K-pop superstar’s upcoming Jack in the Box solo album features slow motion footage of two cars bursting into flames. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 July 2022 Perdomo turned the double play with his throw to Ramirez, which on slow motion replay barely beat Crawford by a half a step. José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2022 The feat is ridiculous, but also utterly glorious, rendered in ultra-slow motion set to booming, jubilant music. David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 June 2022 The John Woo film — which has Cruise's spy extraordinaire Ethan Hunt hunting down a bio-weapon — strikes up a different tone than its predecessor (lots of slow motion action sequences, for example). Frank Pallotta, CNN, 26 May 2022 See More
Noun
The roll out of Bitcoin in El Salvador so far is playing out like a car crash in slow motion. Daniel Alvarenga, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2022 The finish came when Omega delivered the One Winged Angel, almost in slow motion. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 It was filmed by pouring a mixture of hot bronze and aluminum onto sand letters in extremely slow motion. Janaya Wecker, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2022 Blanchett plays the fictional conductor Lydia Tár who, at the beginning of the trailer, stands against a black background and in slow motion exhales smoke from her mouth. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Aug. 2022 The preview of the latest offering from the K-pop superstar’s upcoming Jack in the Box solo album features slow motion footage of two cars bursting into flames. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 July 2022 Perdomo turned the double play with his throw to Ramirez, which on slow motion replay barely beat Crawford by a half a step. José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2022 The feat is ridiculous, but also utterly glorious, rendered in ultra-slow motion set to booming, jubilant music. David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 June 2022 The John Woo film — which has Cruise's spy extraordinaire Ethan Hunt hunting down a bio-weapon — strikes up a different tone than its predecessor (lots of slow motion action sequences, for example). Frank Pallotta, CNN, 26 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1915, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1924, in the meaning defined above