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No matter how fast or how slow you get to the quarterback, it all goes to slow motion when you get there. Everything just stops. You don't see anything but the quarterback. You don't hear anything but the quarterback's breath. It's almost like you're a shark. Your eyes get real big and everything's just quiet.
Mario Williams

Meaning of "slow motion" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLOW MOTION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLOW MOTION

noun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slow motion can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SLOW MOTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Slow motion

Slow motion is an effect in film-making whereby time appears to be slowed down. It was invented by the Austrian priest August Musger in the early 20th century. Typically this style is achieved when each film frame is captured at a rate much faster than it will be played back. When replayed at normal speed, time appears to be moving more slowly. A term for creating slow motion film is overcranking which refers to hand cranking an early camera at a faster rate than normal. Slow motion can also be achieved by playing normally recorded footage at a slower speed. This technique is more often applied to video subjected to instant replay, than to film. A third technique that is becoming common using current computer software post-processing is to fabricate digitally interpolated frames to smoothly transition between the frames that were actually shot. Motion can be slowed further by combining techniques, interpolating between overcranked frames. The traditional method for achieving super-slow motion is through high-speed photography, a more sophisticated technique that uses specialized equipment to record fast phenomena, usually for scientific applications.

Definition of slow motion in the English dictionary

The first definition of slow motion in the dictionary is action that is made to appear slower than normal by passing the film through the taking camera at a faster rate than normal or by replaying a video tape recording more slowly. Other definition of slow motion is of or relating to such action. Slow motion is also moving or functioning at less than usual speed.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLOW MOTION

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slow burn
slow cooker
slow dissolve
slow food
slow handclap
slow lane
slow march
slow match
slow neutron
slow on the uptake
slow puncture
slow spot
slow time
slow virus
slow-acting
slow-burning
slow-handclap
slow-mo
slow-motion

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLOW MOTION

accreditation
body lotion
commotion
demotion
devotion
emotion
harmonic motion
in motion
locomotion
lotion
love potion
motion
Newton´s laws of motion
notion
potion
promotion
sales promotion
self-promotion
slow-motion
stop-motion
suntan lotion

Synonyms and antonyms of slow motion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slow motion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLOW MOTION

Find out the translation of slow motion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slow motion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slow motion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 慢动作
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cámara lenta
570 millions of speakers

English

slow motion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धीमी गति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حركة بطيئة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

медленное движение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

câmera lenta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধীর গতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ralenti
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

gerak perlahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zeitlupe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スローモーション
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

느린 동작
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

gerakan alon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phim quay chậm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெதுவாக இயக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मंद गती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ağır çekim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rallentatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

slow motion
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повільний рух
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încetinitorul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αργή κίνηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slow motion
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ultrarapid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slow motion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slow motion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOW MOTION»

The term «slow motion» is very widely used and occupies the 22.534 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOW MOTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slow motion

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8 QUOTES WITH «SLOW MOTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word slow motion.
1
Marcus Allen
That's why, to experience that, you know for a fact that a human being is capable of so much more, because to go to that place and to step outside yourself and observe yourself do these things, while the rest of the world is moving in slow motion, is really incredible.
2
Sarah Kay
Most days it feels as if the world is whirling around me and I am standing still. In slow motion, I watch the colors blur; people and faces all become a massive wash.
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Claron McFadden
I've always loved acting, even from when I was a child. But when I got on stage, I realised I couldn't act my way out of a paper bag. I was wild and full of unharnessed energy, but I was around all these seasoned performers like Rita Cullis. It was as if they were all in slow motion.
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Tony Parker
Everything feels like you're in slow motion and everything you do seems like it's about two or three plays of what everybody else is doing.
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Dallas Roberts
Like all kids who want to be in action movies, I want to jump out of a speeding car, shoot guns, slide out the side in slow motion like a John Woo movie.
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Lawrence Taylor
There were probably about five games in my career where everything was moving in slow motion and you could be out there all day, totally in the zone, and you don't even know where you are on the field, everything is just totally blocked out.
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Tony Verna
As with instant replay, NFL Films' use of slow motion, camera angles and the narration of Facenda was not just a technical breakthrough but a conceptual breakthrough.
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Mario Williams
No matter how fast or how slow you get to the quarterback, it all goes to slow motion when you get there. Everything just stops. You don't see anything but the quarterback. You don't hear anything but the quarterback's breath. It's almost like you're a shark. Your eyes get real big and everything's just quiet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLOW MOTION»

Discover the use of slow motion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slow motion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Slow Motion: A True Story
She tells of a life nearly ruined by the gift of beauty, and then saved by the worst thing imaginable. This is a beautiful and unforgettable memoir of a life utterly transformed by tragedy.
Dani Shapiro, 2012
2
An Emergency in Slow Motion: The Inner Life of Diane Arbus
In the spirit of Janet Malcolm's classic examination of Sylvia Plath, The Silent Woman, William Todd Schultz's An Emergency in Slow Motion reveals the creative and personal struggles of Diane Arbus.
William Todd Schultz, 2011
3
India in Slow Motion
Mark Tully is incomparable.
Mark Tully, 2003
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Slow Motion: Changing Masculinities, Changing Men
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Lynne Segal, 1990
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Slow Motion: Stories about Walking
The purpose of the book is both to entertain and inform readers"--Publisher's website.
Andie Miller, 2010
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Death in Slow Motion: A Memoir of a Daughter, Her Mother, ...
Death in Slow Motion becomes the mesmerizing story of Eleanor's actual childhood, straight out of the pages of John Cheever; the daring and vibrant mother she remembers; and a time that no longer exists for either of them.
Eleanor Cooney, 2013
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Decline & Fall: Europe's Slow Motion Suicide
Decline and Fall tells the story of this decline by focusing on the larger cultural dysfunctions behind the statistics.
Bruce S. Thornton, 2013
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Power of 10: The Once-A-Week Slow Motion Fitness Revolution
Fitness expert Adam Zickerman presents a revolutionary exercise program – slow strength training – that will forever change the way people work out.
Adam Zickerman, 2003
9
Slow Motion Riot
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Peter Blauner including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
Peter Blauner, 2011
10
Smiling in Slow Motion
Part diary, part observation, part memoir—writings from Derek Jarman's final years.
Derek Jarman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLOW MOTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slow motion is used in the context of the following news items.
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Watch a huge water balloon burst in slow motion, with a man stuck …
Four years after mesmerising the world with slow motion video of a water balloon bursting, The Slow Mo Guys have released a new take on that old classic, ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Slow motion video of a 142mph tennis serve shows the ball turning …
A tennis ball is squishy and bouncy and totally perfect for slow motion fun. Watch as a tennis racket hits the fuzzy yellow green ball at 142mph in slow motion, ... «Gizmodo, Jun 15»
3
Lightning hitting a beach in slow motion is pretty epic
This slow motion footage shows the exact moment a bolt of lightning struck a beach. Footage of the lightning strike was filmed by Clint Blevins during a storm at ... «Metro, Jun 15»
4
Sharp's Latest Phones Can Play Slow Motion at 2100 Frames per …
For its latest Aquos smartphones, Sharp has added 2,100fps slow-motion playback. It's being called the world's highest-rate super slow motion playback for ... «PetaPixel, May 15»
5
Trey Songz Hot New 'Intermission' Mixtape Release Date, Cover Art …
"With 'Trigga Reloaded,' I wanted to give records like 'Slow Motion' and other records that I had no place for a home," he told ThisIsR&B in February. "I didn't feel ... «Latin Post, Apr 15»
6
Breaking glass looks insane in slow motion
But watching glass shatter in slow motion, the fractures spreading and ... Watch a wine glass go to pieces in slow motion with just the power of sound waves:. «Business Insider, Apr 15»
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Trey Songz Releases Sexy 'Slow Motion' Music Video – Watch
Trey just turned up the heat during Valentine's Day weekend! The R&B singer released his sexy 'Slow Motion' music video on Feb. 14, making us go weak in the ... «Hollywood Life, Feb 15»
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This incredible slow motion video shows what really happens when …
The Slow Mo Guys are at it again, and this time they've used their slow motion cameras to record the lightning-fast process behind snapping a picture. The video ... «Business Insider, Jan 15»
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Exclusive First Footage: GoPro's Buttery Smooth High-Def Slow Motion
We just got an exclusive look at the first GoPro camera to capture silky smooth 240fps slow motion in glorious high definition. We've got the very first footage from ... «Gizmodo, Jan 15»
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Trey Songz Drops New Song "Slow Motion" Ahead Of Between The …
The last new music we heard from Trey Songz was his cover of Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas" last month. While he prepares to embark on his ... «Music Times, Jan 15»

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