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  2. Slow motion - Wikipedia

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    Typically this style is achieved when each film frame is captured at a rate much faster than it will be played back. When replayed at normal speed, time appears to be moving more slowly. A term for creating slow motion film is overcranking which refers to hand cranking an early camera at a faster rate than normal (i.e. faster than 24 frames per ...

  3. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    A long line of stationary or slow-moving traffic extending back from a busy junction or similar obstruction on the road. [161] [162] (US: back up) takeaway food outlet where one can order food to go (or be delivered) (not usually applied to fast food chains). Usage: "we had a takeaway for dinner", "we went to the local takeaway". [DM]; (US ...

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Very slow; slower than largo largo Broad (i.e. slow) lasciare suonare "Let ring", meaning allow the sound to continue, do not damp; used frequently in harp or guitar music, occasionally in piano or percussion. Abbreviated "lasc. suon." leap or skip A melodic interval greater than a major 2nd, as opposed to a step. Melodies which move by a leap ...

  5. Motion - Wikipedia

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    The fastest-moving plates are the oceanic plates, with the Cocos Plate advancing at a rate of 75 millimetres (3.0 in) per year [17] and the Pacific Plate moving 52–69 millimetres (2.0–2.7 in) per year. At the other extreme, the slowest-moving plate is the Eurasian Plate, progressing at a typical rate of about 21 millimetres (0.83 in) per year.

  6. Glossary of dance moves - Wikipedia

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    A basic figure is the very basic step that defines the character of a dance. Often it is called just thus: "basic movement", "basic step" or the like. For some dances it is sufficient to know the basic step performed in different handhold [broken anchor] s and dance positions [broken anchor] to enjoy it socially.

  7. Zugzwang - Wikipedia

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    Zugzwang (from German 'compulsion to move'; pronounced [ˈtsuːktsvaŋ]) is a situation found in chess and other turn-based games wherein one player is put at a disadvantage because of their obligation to make a move; a player is said to be "in zugzwang" when any legal move will worsen their position.

  8. Stop Doing These Back Exercises. Do These Moves Instead. - AOL

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    "Every back exercise you find is going to stimulate your back in one way or another," says Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S., MH fitness director. "But if you really want to grow your back, if you really ...

  9. Dolly zoom - Wikipedia

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    In the video inset, the object moves with the camera and it does not zoom, so the FOV does not change; thus there is no dolly effect. A dolly zoom (also known as a Hitchcock shot , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Vertigo shot , [ 4 ] [ 2 ] Jaws effect , [ 4 ] or Zolly shot [ 5 ] ) is an in-camera effect that appears to undermine normal visual perception .