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stop-motion

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stop-go animation

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِيقَاف الْحَرَكَة (ʔīqāf al-ḥaraka) — animation technique
  • Finnish: stop motion — animation technique
  • Finnish: animointi kuvaamalla ruutu ruudulta — animation technique
  • Finnish: pysäytyskuva-animointi — animation technique
  • French: animation en volume — animation technique
  • German: Stop-Motion-Technik — animation technique
  • German: Stop-Motion-Verfahren — animation technique
  • Japanese: ストップモーション (sutoppu-mōshon) — animation technique
  • Japanese: 齣撮り (komadori) — animation technique
  • Korean: 스톱 모션 (seutop mosyeon) — animation technique
  • Portuguese: quadro por quadro — animation technique
  • Spanish: animación de fotograma/cuadro a/por fotograma/cuadro — animation technique
  • Spanish: animación en volumen — animation technique
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