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Definition of animation
1 : the act of animating : the state of being animate or animated
2 : animated cartoon
3 : the preparation of animated cartoons
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Examples of animation in a Sentence
The animation for the film took over two years to complete.
The studio used computer animation for some of the special effects.
The Web site has hundreds of animations you can download.
Recent Examples of animation from the Web
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The company is known for merging live action with animation and looks to the silent film era for inspiration.
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Twisted Toonz The voices behind some of your favorite TV shows are coming together for this panel to discuss their careers and the business of animation.
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Disney co-founded an animation studio in 1923, which eventually grew into a feature film production studio with films such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bambi, and Cinderella.
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The company is known locally for its animations for space exploration programs, such as design virtual environments, and capturing high-speed video and photography of aircraft.
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That it's charmingly brought to life with his delightful stop-motion animation techniques and scored by longtime collaborator Danny Elfman, is frosting on a very sweet cake.
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Two-Face (voiced by William Shatner) and Batman (Adam West) will face off in animation.
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Decisions like these, which are highlighted via a series of animations, can have drastic consequences that spread across multiple episodes.
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Finally, the algorithm analyzed animations in which 10 balls bounced around, some connected by invisible springs or rods.
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First Known Use of animation
1597
ANIMATION Defined for English Language Learners
animation
playDefinition of animation for English Language Learners
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: a lively or excited quality
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: a way of making a movie by using a series of drawings, computer graphics, or photographs of objects (such as puppets or models) that are slightly different from one another and that when viewed quickly one after another create the appearance of movement
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: a movie or brief scene that is made this way
ANIMATION Defined for Kids
animation
playDefinition of animation for Students
1 : a lively or excited quality She spoke with animation about her trip.
2 : a way of making a movie by using slightly different pictures that when shown quickly in a series create the appearance of movement
Medical Dictionary
animation
playMedical Definition of animation
: the state of being animate or animated—see suspended animation
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