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motion capture

motion capture noun: the use of sensors to track and record the position, velocity, acceleration and impulse of a movement.

Noun

motion capture (usually uncountable, plural motion captures)

  1. (usually) The use of sensors to track and record the position, velocity, acceleration and impulse of a movement.
    Synonyms:
    mocap

Verb

motion capture (third-person singular simple present motion captures, present participle motion capturing, simple past and past participle motion captured)

  1. to motion-capture

Synonyms of motion capture

Forms of motion capture

Noun
pluralmotion captures
Verb
third-person singular presentmotion captures
present participlemotion capturing
past participlemotion captured
pastmotion captured

Questions about motion capture

What does motion capture mean?
Motion capture means the use of sensors to track and record the position, velocity, acceleration and impulse of a movement.
What part of speech is motion capture?
Motion capture can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of motion capture?
The plural of motion capture is motion captures.

Words near motion capture in the dictionary

  1. motion blindness
  2. motion blur
  3. motion blurred
  4. motion blurring
  5. motion blurs
  6. motion capture
  7. motion captures
  8. motion controller
  9. motion controllers
  10. motion dazzle
  11. motion design

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