Meanings
verbmotion capture (third-person singular simple present motion captures, present participle motion capturing, simple past and past participle motion captured)
present singular third person motion captures · participle present motion capturing · participle past motion captured · past motion captured
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe use of sensors to track and record the position, velocity, acceleration and impulse of a movement.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 動作捕捉 /动作捕捉
- 動作捕捉 /动作捕捉 (dòngzuò bǔzhuō)use sensors to track and record the position, velocity, acceleration and impulse of a movement
Finnish liikkeenkaappaus
- liikkeenkaappaususe sensors to track and record the position, velocity, acceleration and impulse of a movement
French capture de mouvement
- capture de mouvementuse sensors to track and record the position, velocity, acceleration and impulse of a movement
Japanese モーションキャプチャ
- モーションキャプチャ (mōshonkyapucha)use sensors to track and record the position, velocity, acceleration and impulse of a movement
Polish przechwytywanie ruchu
- przechwytywanie ruchuuse sensors to track and record the position, velocity, acceleration and impulse of a movement
Cite this entry
APA
motion capture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motion%20capture
MLA
“motion capture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motion%20capture. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motion capture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motion%20capture.
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