stop-motion

noun

stop-mo·​tion ˈstäp-ˈmō-shən How to pronounce stop-motion (audio)
often attributive
: a filming technique in which successive positions of objects (such as clay models) are photographed to produce the appearance of movement

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The Australian stop-motion Memoir of a Snail features characters voiced by Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Eric Bana. Sharareh Drury, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025 Gardiner and Vinton went on to create several successful ad campaigns, including the California Raisins, and Vinton’s production company, Will Vinton Studios, would eventually become the stop-motion powerhouse Laika Studios. Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025 Half-prank, half-pastiche and 100% punk rock, the film’s mishmash aesthetics are due to the many artists who volunteered to build out Drew’s gender-bending Gotham City by any means necessary, from animation to stop-motion to miniatures. Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025 Prieto made sketches to figure out the technique, and then used it to create a short stop-motion film. Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stop-motion

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stop-motion was in 1912

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“Stop-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop-motion. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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