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muybridge

/ˈmaɪ.brɪdʒ/

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noun

/ˈmaɪ.brɪdʒ/formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к человеку, а именно к пионеру американского кинематографа, известному своими снимками бегущих лошадей, сделанными с помощью серии неподвижных камер (родился в Англии, 1830-1904).

A proper noun referring to a person, specifically a United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his pictures of running horses taken with a series of still cameras (born in England, 1830-1904).

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Pioneer of motion photographyC1formal

    Eadweard Muybridge was an English-born American photographer known for his pioneering work in capturing motion, especially his sequential photographs of a galloping horse.

    ruПионер фотографии движения

    • Muybridge's famous series of a horse in motion proved that all four hooves leave the ground at once.
    • His work laid the foundation for the development of motion pictures.
    • Muybridge used multiple cameras to capture the sequence of movement.