stop motion

A form of stop-motion — An animation technique wherein physical objects are slightly altered and photographed one picture at a time to give an illusion of movement when displayed in sequence.

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Meanings

nounstop motion (countable and uncountable, plural stop motions)

plural stop motions

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of stop-motion.
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