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slow motion



Definitions

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slow motion
     1. n. A technique of film, photography and video to stretch time and allow visibility of things normally happening too fast to be conveniently examined.
Analysis
slow
     1. adj. Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
           a slow train;  a slow computer
     2. adj. Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
     3. adj. Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
     4. adj. Not hasty; not precipitate; lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation.
motion
     1. n. A state of progression from one place to another.
     2. n. A change of position with respect to time.
     3. n. (physics) A change from one place to another.
     4. n. A parliamentary action to propose something.
           The motion to amend is now open for discussion.

Example Sentences

Every time we turn on the news it is like watching a juggernaut heading towards a crowded playground in slow motion
The infant's birth is then superimposed by a slow, telephoto sunrise which fades into a slow motion film of a bright red rosebud slowly opening into full bloom. 



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