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time-lapse

time-lapse
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tahym laps]
    • /taɪm læps/
    • /taɪm læps/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tahym laps]
    • /taɪm læps/

Definitions of time-lapse word

  • adjective time-lapse done by means of time-lapse photography: a time-lapse study of the blooming of a flower. 1
  • adjective time-lapse designating or of a technique of photographing a slow process, as the growth of a plant, on film by exposing single frames at widely spaced intervals: the developed film is projected at regular speed to show the entire process greatly speeded up 0

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Origin of time-lapse

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Time-lapse

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

time-lapse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Top questions with time-lapse

  • how to make a time-lapse video?
  • what is time-lapse photography?

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