computer animation

American  

[kuhm-pyoo-ter an-uh-mey-shuhn] / kəmˈpyu tər ˌæn əˈmeɪ ʃən /

noun

Digital Technology, Graphic Arts.

1. animation, or a product of animation, created using computer hardware and software.

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Etymology

Origin of computer animation

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

“Pinocchio” and “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” use stop-motion animation, while “Turning Red” is computer animation.

From Seattle Times

Steve Williams, the Canadian-born computer animation innovator behind the 1993 film “Jurassic Park” and others, is the subject of a new documentary.

From New York Times

The Canadian-born computer animation innovator Steve Williams was and remains so overtly brash that he inverts the latter characteristic into the kind of awkwardness that, well, can often get you fired.

From New York Times

With the ubiquity of computer animation today, this “hidden line problem” is now even more pressing.

From Scientific American

The trickiest part of rendering a 3-D model in 2-D, a crucial step in computer animation, is the deceptively simple matter of the contour: the 2-D visual outline of the 3-D object.

From Scientific American