"bullet time" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: First used with reference to the 1999 film The Matrix, and later to the slow-motion effects in the 2001 video game Max Payne. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bullet time (uncountable)
  1. (film, video games) A visual effect in which the camera pans around a slowed-down object, such as a flying bullet. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Film, Video games Translations (visual effect): 子弹时间 子彈時間 /子弹时间 (zǐdànshíjiān) (Chinese Mandarin), bullet time (French)
    Sense id: en-bullet_time-en-noun-zfUFfeUY Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television, video-games Disambiguation of 'visual effect': 98 2
  2. (video games) A mode in which gameplay slows down to allow the player to observe and maneuver around bullets or other fast moving objects. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-bullet_time-en-noun-PVv6JROH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 28 72 Topics: video-games
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