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Definition of slow motion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

slow motion

noun
 
/ˌsləʊ ˈməʊʃn/
 
/ˌsləʊ ˈməʊʃn/
(also also informal slo-mo)
[uncountable]
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  1. (in a film or on television) the method of showing action at a much slower speed than it happened in real life
    • in slow motion Some scenes were filmed in slow motion.
    • a slow-motion replay
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySlow motion is used before these nouns:
    • replay
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