EGAVE

stop-motion

Meaning

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun A device used for automatically stopping a machine or engine when a fault or error is detected.

Similar words

slow motion pixilation chronophotography macrocinematography kinematogram tilt-shift photosequence multiplane stroboscope cinephotomicroscopy

Word family

stop-motions

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