Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stop-motion

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables
stop--mo-tion
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

noun

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

Countable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

stop-motions (plural) stop motion (alternative)

Synonyms

stop-go animation

Questions

What does stop-motion mean?
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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