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stop-motions

stop-motions is the plural of stop-motion.

Meaning of stop-motion

Noun

stop-motion (countable and uncountable, plural stop-motions)

  1. (uncountable) 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.
    • Jan Švankmajer’s stop-motion looks angry, rough, and primal; Henry Selick’s is so polished and smooth that it resembles CGI.2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club
  2. (countable) A device used for automatically stopping a machine or engine when a fault or error is detected.

Questions about stop-motions

What is stop-motions the plural of?
Stop-motions is the plural of stop-motion.

Words near stop-motions in the dictionary

  1. stop-loss
  2. stop-loss order
  3. stop-loss orders
  4. stop-losses
  5. stop-motion
  6. stop-motions
  7. stop-off
  8. stop-over
  9. stop-overs
  10. stop-phrase
  11. stop-phrases

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