slow motion

/ˌsləʊˈməʊ.ʃən/

noun

A technique of film, photography, and video in which time is stretched in order to allow the visibility of things normally happening too fast to be conveniently examined.

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slo-moslowmo
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Meanings

nounslow motion (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebroadcastingA technique of film, photography, and video in which time is stretched in order to allow the visibility of things normally happening too fast to be conveniently examined.

    Synonyms: slo-mo, slowmo

  2. broadlyuncountableMovement at a slow pace.

    Without this foresight, many more structures would now be suffering the fate of the viaduct at Nuneham, which was literally collapsing in plain sight (albeit in extreme slow motion).

    2023 June 28, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: 'There will be more Nunehams'”, in RAIL, number 986, page 3

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA technique of film, photography, and video in which time is stretched in order to allow the visibility of things normally happening too fast to be conveniently examined.

Similar
slo-moslowmo

Translations

Catalan càmera lenta
  • càmera lentafilm stretched in time
Chinese Mandarin 慢動作 /慢动作
  • 慢動作 /慢动作 (màndòngzuò)film stretched in time
Danish slowmotion
  • slowmotionfilm stretched in time
Dutch slow motion
  • slow motionfilm stretched in time
Estonian aegluubis
  • aegluubisfilm stretched in time
Finnish hidastus, hidastuskuva
  • hidastusfilm stretched in time
  • hidastuskuvafilm stretched in time
French ralenti
  • ralentifilm stretched in time
German Zeitlupe
  • Zeitlupefilm stretched in time
Greek αργή κίνηση
  • αργή κίνηση (argí kínisi)film stretched in time
Hebrew הילוך איטי
  • הילוך איטיfilm stretched in time
Hungarian lassított felvétel
  • lassított felvételfilm stretched in time
Indonesian gerak lambat
  • gerak lambatfilm stretched in time
Italian rallentatore, ralenti
  • rallentatorefilm stretched in time
  • ralentifilm stretched in time
Japanese スローモーション
  • スローモーション (surō mōshon)film stretched in time
Korean 슬로 모션
  • 슬로 모션 (seullo mosyeon)film stretched in time
Malay gerakan perlahan
  • gerakan perlahanfilm stretched in time
Persian اسلوموشن
  • اسلوموشن (eslomowšen)film stretched in time
Portuguese câmara lenta, câmera lenta
  • câmara lentafilm stretched in time
  • câmera lentafilm stretched in time
Russian уско́ренная киносъёмка, заме́дленное движе́ние
  • уско́ренная киносъёмка (uskórennaja kinosʺjómka)film stretched in time
  • заме́дленное движе́ние (zamédlennoje dvižénije)film stretched in time
Spanish cámara lenta, ralentí
  • cámara lentafilm stretched in time
  • ralentífilm stretched in time
Cite this entry
APA

slow motion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow%20motion

MLA

“slow motion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow%20motion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slow motion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow%20motion.

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