Stop-motion
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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. uncountable
"Jan Švankmajer’s stop-motion looks angry, rough, and primal; Henry Selick’s is so polished and smooth that it resembles CGI."
- 2 A device used for automatically stopping a machine or engine when a fault or error is detected. countable
Example
More examples"He creates stop-motion animation in his studio."