"slo-mo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsləʊ.məʊ/ [UK], /ˈsloʊ.moʊ/ [US]
Rhymes: -əʊməʊ Etymology: Clipping of slow motion. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|slow motion}} Clipping of slow motion Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} slo-mo (uncountable)
  1. Clipping of slow motion. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable Alternative form of: slow motion
    Sense id: en-slo-mo-en-noun-LJKyt09a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 22 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: slow-mo

Verb

IPA: /ˈsləʊ.məʊ/ [UK], /ˈsloʊ.moʊ/ [US] Forms: slo-mos [present, singular, third-person], slo-moing [participle, present], slo-moed [participle, past], slo-moed [past], slo-mo'd [participle, past], slo-mo'd [past]
Rhymes: -əʊməʊ Etymology: Clipping of slow motion. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|slow motion}} Clipping of slow motion Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=slo-mo'd}} slo-mo (third-person singular simple present slo-mos, present participle slo-moing, simple past and past participle slo-moed or slo-mo'd)
  1. (intransitive) To move in, or as if in, slow motion. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-slo-mo-en-verb-QE2xhxpF
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To apply a slow motion effect to (a video etc.). Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-slo-mo-en-verb-RQ-Nymj8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: slow-mo

Alternative forms

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