slow motion
noun/ˌsləʊˈməʊ.ʃən/
1
Broadcasting, Cinematography, Film, Media, Television A technique of film, photography, and video in which time is stretched in order to allow the visibility of things normally happening too fast to be conveniently examined.
2
Broadly Movement at a slow pace.
- Without this foresight, many more structures would now be suffering the fate of the viaduct at Nuneham, which was literally collapsing in plain sight (albeit in extreme slow motion).2023 June 28, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: 'There will be more Nunehams'”, in RAIL, number 986, page 3:
- Derived terms
- digital slow motion, slow-motion, slow-motional, trainwreck in slow motion