pixilation

[pik-suh-ley-shuhn]

noun

1. the state or quality of being pixilated.

2. Movies.,  animation of people, where performers change their positions slightly between exposures of one or two frames each, to obtain a comic effect of jerky movement when the film is projected at normal speed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pixilation¹

First recorded in 1945–50; pixilation ( def. 1 ) pixilat(ed) ( def. ) + -ion; pixilation ( def. 2 ) pixil(ated) + (anim)ation