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Definition of Stop-motion
1. Noun. (photography) 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. ¹
2. Noun. A device used for automatically stopping a machine or engine when a fault or error is detected.'''stop''', combinations section (''Comb.''), '''stop-motion''' a device for automatically stopping a machine or engine when something has gone wrong (''The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary'', Clarendon Press, Oxford, Vol. 2 N-Z, 1993 edition, see page 3,074) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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