: of, relating to, or being movie or video photography in which the action that has been photographed is made to appear to occur slower than it actually occurred
a slow-motion replay
also
: slowly moving
a slow-motion dance
: slow-motion photography
Examples of slow-motion in a Sentence
Noun
The scene was shot in slow motion.
They showed the goal in slow motion.
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Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
There was a slow-motion sequence in the video of a dude slinging enormous backside airs with this incredibly beautiful music playing as the soundtrack.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 7 Feb. 2025
Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2025
But in such extreme cold, atoms and molecules move sluggishly, so chemical reactions happen in slow motion — far too slowly for life to happen, according to Petkowski.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
It's packed with features like 10fps shooting with reliable autofocus, outstanding image quality across various lighting conditions, and superb 4K video recording with slow-motion capabilities.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
There was a slow-motion sequence in the video of a dude slinging enormous backside airs with this incredibly beautiful music playing as the soundtrack.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
One of my favorite works is Infinite Tabernacle (2017), where Biggers makes the statue and then shoots it, filmed in slow motion.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2025
But in such extreme cold, atoms and molecules move sluggishly, so chemical reactions happen in slow motion — far too slowly for life to happen, according to Petkowski.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slow-motion
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“Slow-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow-motion. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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