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animation

noun
an·​i·​ma·​tion | \ ˌa-nə-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce animation (audio) \

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.
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 There are echoes of Matisse in his ambush of colors and patterns, and shades of van Gogh in his animation of the landscape. — Julianne Mcshane, New York Times, "Labor Day Art Guide: Summer Shows to See Before They Close," 29 Aug. 2019 In this animation, Marinelli shows the team whichever quarterback the Cowboys will face the next day walking into a bar. — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, "How Rod Marinelli uses 'madness' to ‘demand greatness’ from Dallas Cowboys D," 8 Aug. 2019 But the studio touted the live-action reimagining of one of its classic animations, Lady and the Tramp, during their Disney+ presentation in April. — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Home Alone,' 'Night at the Museum' to Be Rebooted at Disney+," 6 Aug. 2019 Their hallmark characteristics, namely their small size, tiny genomes and parasitic dependence on cellular hosts for replication, set them apart from all other living things despite their animation. — Quanta Magazine, "New Giant Viruses Further Blur the Definition of Life," 5 Mar. 2018 All of this has proved profoundly good for Enlight, which absorbed Yang's startup animation studio into its operations. — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, "How Chinese Animation Film 'Ne Zha' Became a Surprise $400M-Plus Hit," 8 Aug. 2019 Aside from the unique approach to reality and time, the series is also set apart by its embrace of using rotoscope animation on an unprecedented scale. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Amazon’s new series ‘Undone’ looks at elastic nature of reality," 19 July 2019 The Cintiq Pro line is meant for animation studios and enterprise use, though, so the Cintiq 22 is still a solid choice for young artists and creative professionals. — Dami Lee, The Verge, "Wacom’s new Cintiq 22 is a bigger addition to its entry-level pen display line," 18 July 2019 Takahata started Ghibli with Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki in 1985, hoping to create Japan’s Disney, and helped shape the style and voice of what became one of the world’s most respected animation studios. — kansascity, "Final Chapters for April 15, 2018: Milos Forman, Yvonne Staples, Susan Anspach | The Kansas City Star," 14 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of animation

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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animation

noun
How to pronounce animation (audio)

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 How to pronounce animation (audio) \

Kids Definition of animation

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

animation

noun
an·​i·​ma·​tion | \ ˌan-ə-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce animation (audio) \

Medical Definition of animation

: the state of being animate or animated — see suspended animation

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