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  1. time-lapseadjective

    of or relating to a technique in which exposures are taken at fewer intervals than usual so that, on playback, a naturally slow process may be viewed at an accelerated pace

  2. Etymology: time + lapse

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  1. time-lapse

    Time-lapse photography is a technique in which the frequency at which film frames are captured (the frame rate) is much lower than the frequency used to view the sequence. When played at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus lapsing. For example, an image of a scene may be captured at 1 frame per second but then played back at 30 frames per second; the result is an apparent 30 times speed increase. Similarly, film can also be played at a much lower rate than at which it was captured, which slows down an otherwise fast action, as in slow motion or high-speed photography. Processes that would normally appear subtle and slow to the human eye, such as the motion of the sun and stars in the sky or the growth of a plant, become very pronounced. Time-lapse is the extreme version of the cinematography technique of undercranking. Stop motion animation is a comparable technique; a subject that does not actually move, such as a puppet, can repeatedly be moved manually by a small distance and photographed. Then, the photographs can be played back as a film at a speed that shows the subject appearing to move.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of time-lapse in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of time-lapse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of time-lapse in a Sentence

  1. Philippe Vie:

    Clean hydrogen produced from electricity is around three times more expensive than that from natural gas, but solar and wind costs have decreased in recent years and if they continue to fall, clean hydrogen produced with lower electricity costs would become more affordable, on hydrogen we are right now where we were with renewables in 2000-2005. Ten to 15 years is probably a good time lapse to become competitive.

  2. Francis Ketteh:

    Even if that dog had anything, finding it now will be difficult because of the time lapse. We are trying to do everything to find the source.

  3. Francis Ketteh:

    Even if that dog had anything, finding it now will be difficult because of the time lapse. We are trying to do everything to find the source.


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