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time-lapse

[ˌtaj.miˈlɛp.si]

adj

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. time-lapse
  2. A photographic technique where frames are captured at a slower rate than they are played back, making events appear to happen faster.
Examples

Eu fiz uma fotografia time-lapse da flor a abrir.

I made a time-lapse photograph of the flower opening.

Pronunciationˌtaj.miˈlɛp.si

Part of speechadj

Usage noteThis is an English loanword used in Portuguese to describe this specific cinematic technique.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.