Claymation

[kley-mey-shuh n]

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Trademark.

a stop-motion animation process using clay or Plasticine figures that are moved incrementally to create a lifelike look when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence.

Origin of Claymation

1975–80; clay¹ + (ani)mation

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Related Words for claymation

animation, cartoon, comic, drawing, claymation

Examples from the Web for claymation

Contemporary Examples of claymation

That is indeed a claymation Regis crooning “ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” with special guest Donald Trump.
Regis Philbin's 11 Funniest Moments
Shannon Donnelly
January 18, 2011

British Dictionary definitions for claymation

claymation

noun

the techniques of animation applied to clay models

Word Origin for claymation

C20: from clay + (ani) mation

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