slo moとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Clipping of slow motion.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈsləʊməʊ/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈsloʊmoʊ/
• 韻: -əʊməʊ

名詞

slo-mo (uncountable)

1. Clipping of slow motion.

動詞

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.
   • 2016 May 25, “This season it’s all about the swimsuit. Take the plunge”, in The Times‎:

     The under-thirties will have memories of swimming lessons in saggy cossies; those over 30 of Farrah Fawcett in a sunset-orange suit circa 1976. No matter when you were born you won’t forget Pamela Anderson slo-moing her way along the LA coastline in a high-cut swimsuit.

2. (transitive, intransitive) To apply a slow motion effect to (a video etc.).
   • 2006 March 21, Jim Louderback, “The Joys of Connected Traveling”, in PC Magazine, volume 25, number 5, page 11:

     On my last trip to Europe, I hooked up—only to find my wife watching Oprah. I'd neglected to explain Slingbox, so when I started pausing, rewinding, and slo-mo-ing, she became understandably vexed. After randomly selecting TiVo menu options for a few seconds, she gave up in disgust and turned the TV off.

   • 2017 May 13, “'RHOA' Matt Jordan Says Fight Video Proves His Claim, Peter Thomas Pulled a Knife”, in TMZ‎:

     Matt Jordan insists the only reason he didn't kick Peter Thomas' ass quicker is because Peter had a knife on him, and now that we've finally seen the video ... Matt might have a point. […] When we slo-mo'd the video, you can clearly see the blade in Peter's hand during the struggle.

   • 2020 October 14, Tim Page, quoting Jon Gibson, “Jon Gibson, composer who became force behind minimalist music, dies at 80”, in The Washington Post‎:

     I also had a like-minded sound engineer friend who also had some nice sounds that I incorporated. I added cymbal, wooden flutes, and other percussion sounds — sometimes slow-mo-ing them and treating them in different ways.

アナグラム

• sloom, osmol, Olmos, mools, looms