stop-motion

noun

stop-mo·​tion ˈstäp-ˈmō-shən 

often attributive

: a filming technique in which successive positions of objects (such as clay models) are photographed to produce the appearance of movement

Examples of stop-motion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The visual effects artists and animators then got to work creating digital Martians that would have the handmade, idiosyncratic style Burton originally intended to achieve with stop-motion. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Funk is currently working on two other feature films, both of which will involve stop-motion and live-action. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Bub, created by artist Case Jernigan and designer Todd Anderson, combines stop-motion animation, paper craft, and gameplay to follow a New York artist confronting creativity, childhood memories, and illness. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026

In addition to the final season ushering the series to its conclusion, an all-new stop-motion holiday special, A Proud Family Wizmas, will debut later this year on Disney+. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stop-motion

• commotion
• demotion
• devotion
• emotion
• laotian
• promotion
• locomotion
• lotion
• notion
• ocean
• potion