stop-motion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A device used for automatically stopping a machine or engine when a fault or error is detected.

Word forms

stop-motion stop-motions stop motion
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