Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stop-action

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables: stop-ac-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A film technique in which still frames depicting successive positions are displayed to create the illusion of movement.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Given their early history, it is interesting that Benjamin made no mention of them — but if he had, he would have had to reconsider his thesis that film can only reproduce (and so, dislocate) works of art,' for stop-action provides a classic case of technology being used to create original productions"

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does stop-action mean?: A film technique in which still frames depicting successive positions are displayed to create the illusion of movement.

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