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animation

animation

145 3.8
Making moving pictures from drawings or computer images
  • noun
  • /ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : animación
  • The animated movie was praised for its stunning animation and captivating story.
  • computer animation
  • graphics and animation
  • animation effects

Then one day, the manager of the animation department, Mr. Know himself

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Examples

  • Let's take a look at an animation of the midpoint method.

  • One note of caution should be sounded when using animation to present information.

    Academic text (2000)
  • And we're going to talk all about animation in a couple of weeks.

  • But since those days, feature animation has changed a lot.

  • Oh, it's got a cute little animation, so you can see.

  • My drawing teacher asked a few of us to enter an animation project.

  • The best animation award goes to ICAR.

  • And then Toy Story came out and all hand drawn animation was over overnight.

  • After all, actions require movement, and that is exactly what animation adds to a static representation.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Learning to communicate effectively using facial animation does not come naturally to most people.

    Academic text (1992)

Compounds

A temporary stop of heart and breathing that makes a person look dead but can be brought back

How Realistic

animatronic
  • Specialized
8 7.0
3D
60 3.6
animation
  • Specialized
145 3.8
claymation
  • Specialized
3 6.8

Surface Forms

animation singular
animations plural

Morphology

animation = animate (transparent) = animate + ion

Standard nominalization: verb 'animate' + '-ion' yields 'the process or result of animating', which learners can readily infer.

Etymology

Animation comes from the Latin root anima, which means 'breath' or 'life', so the idea is of 'giving life' to something. That is a clear image for the art form: animation is the process of making drawings or computer images look alive on screen.