motion blur

noun

The apparent streaking of rapidly moving objects in a still image or a sequence of images such as a movie or animation. It results when the image being recorded changes during the recording of a single frame, either due to rapid movement or long exposure.

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Meanings

nounmotion blur (countable and uncountable, plural motion blurs)

plural motion blurs

  1. countableuncountableThe apparent streaking of rapidly moving objects in a still image or a sequence of images such as a movie or animation. It results when the image being recorded changes during the recording of a single frame, either due to rapid movement or long exposure.
verbmotion blur (third-person singular simple present motion blurs, present participle motion blurring, simple past and past participle motion blurred)

present singular third person motion blurs · participle present motion blurring · participle past motion blurred · past motion blurred

  1. To apply a motion blur effect to.

Translations

German Bewegungsunschärfe, Streifenbildung
  • Bewegungsunschärfestreaking
  • Streifenbildungstreaking
Indonesian buram gerak
  • buram gerakstreaking
Swedish rörelseoskärpa
  • rörelseoskärpastreaking
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APA

motion blur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motion%20blur

MLA

“motion blur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motion%20blur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motion blur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motion%20blur.

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