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animation
[an-uh-mey-shuhn]
noun
animated quality; liveliness; vivacity; spirit.
to talk with animation.
Antonyms: sluggishnessan act or instance of animating or enlivening.
the state or condition of being animated.
Graphic Arts
a dynamic visual medium produced from static drawings, models, or objects posed in a series of incremental movements that are then rapidly sequenced to give the illusion of lifelike motion.
the process of preparing such animation, as for films, cartoons, video games, etc.
a product of such animation, as a film or cartoon.
animation
/ ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən /
noun
liveliness; vivacity
the condition of being alive
the techniques used in the production of animated cartoons
a variant of animated cartoon
Other Word Forms
- interanimation noun
- nonanimation noun
- overanimation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of animation1
Example Sentences
He made the original “Haha” for the Adult Swim “Smalls” series of short animation and has also worked as a cinematographer.
“One of the great things about animation is that you make these composites of impossibly great attributes,” Appelhans told the BBC.
She does believe, however, that AI-generated podcasts with synthetic voices will emerge as a distinct genre -- somewhat like live-action films and animation, which have proven their storytelling potential and appeal over time.
In the animation below, comet 3I/ATLAS appears as a faint white spot drifting downward near the center.
Kang wants to kick that idea into the underworld: "There's so many elements of the tone and the comedy that are so suited for animation," she says.
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