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

What was your daily routine like working in ILM's new Northern California home while shooting the Battle of Hoth's stop-motion scenes? —Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 May 2025

Mixing live action and disturbing, tactile stop-motion animation, the great Czech surrealist’s debut feature transforms Alice’s descent into a waking dream of Victorian clutter. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025

The dog characters Zero, Scraps and Sparky are also prevalent characters in the filmmaker’s stop-motion films Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride and the feature-length version of Frankenweenie, respectively. —Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025

Directed by Irene Iborra, the stop-motion film – the first-ever stop-motion feature produced in Catalonia – portrays a young girl coping with family homelessness through imagination and resilience. —Jamie Lang, Variety, 15 May 2025

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