animation

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an·i·ma·tion | \ ˌa-nə-ˈmā-shən

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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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 on the Web This triggers a canned picking animation, slowly transitioning back into the standard play mode. — Wired, "Shenmue III Defies All Expectations—in a Good Way, Mostly," 26 Nov. 2019 The excellent animation, sharp writing, and exceptional voice acting make interrogating suspects and finding the killer a pure pleasure. — Susan Arendt, Ars Technica, "The hidden gems of Apple Arcade," 22 Nov. 2019 Part animation, part live action — all of it morbid — the film, produced in conjunction with the National Education Association, opens with a two-bit jingle sung over a pizzicato bass. — John Hirschauer, National Review, "The Needless Trauma of Active-Shooter Drills," 24 Oct. 2019 One area Netflix is investing in is animation, which can be easier to dub into different languages such as Hindi. — Tribune News Service, cleveland, "Why Netflix isn’t worried about the streaming wars," 10 Oct. 2019 The scope of Red Dead Redemption 2 rivals the biggest Hollywood films: 300,000 animations, half a million lines of dialogue, 1,200 actors (700 with speaking parts), 2,200 days of motion-capture scene work, and a 2,000-page script. — David Kushner, Outside Online, "Can Video Games Replace the Outdoors?," 8 Oct. 2019 The art form of animation is only less than a hundred years old and there have been so many advancements — from keyframing to timelines to stop motion and green screen motion tracking. — Joe Moore, Washington Post, "Are games art? We asked three developers. Here’s how they answered.," 13 Nov. 2019 The 38-year-old filmmaker dropped out of pharmacy school with the long-shot dream of becoming an animator, and then spent years living with his parents and teaching himself the craft of animation. — Tara Bitran, The Hollywood Reporter, "Oscars: A Guide to All 92 Foreign-Language Submissions," 7 Nov. 2019 Of course, Youmacon's celebration of pop culture — and particularly the colorful, Japanese style of animation known as anime — will be the big draw for attendees. — Omar Abdel-baqui, Detroit Free Press, "Youmacon to host charity ball, auction in 15th annual event," 31 Oct. 2019

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“Animation.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animation. Accessed 9 December 2019.

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animation

noun

English Language Learners Definition of animation

: a lively or excited quality

: 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

: a movie or brief scene that is made this way

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animation

noun

an·i·ma·tion | \ ˌa-nə-ˈmā-shən