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an·i·ma·tion
(ăn′ə-mā′shən)n.
1. The act, process, or result of imparting life, interest, spirit, motion, or activity.
2. The quality or condition of being alive, active, spirited, or vigorous.
3.
a. The art or process of making movies with drawings, computer graphics, or photographs of static objects, including all techniques other than the continuous filming of live-action images.
b. Images or special effects created through animation.
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animation
(ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən)n
1. liveliness; vivacity
2. the condition of being alive
3. (Film)
a. the techniques used in the production of animated cartoons
b. a variant of animated cartoon
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an•i•ma•tion
(ˌæn əˈmeɪ ʃən)n.
1. animated quality; liveliness.
2. an act or instance of animating.
3. the state or condition of being animated.
4. the process of preparing animated cartoons.
5.
b. a motion picture similar to an animated cartoon but using photographs of dolls, robots, etc., instead of drawings.
[1590–1600]
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animation
Still paintings, drawings, or puppets filmed to give illusion of movement (cartoons). Walt Disney (1901–66), produced the first full-length feature.
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Noun | 1. | animation - the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" being, beingness, existence - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" eternal life, life eternal - life without beginning or end skin - a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin" |
2. | animation - the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed" animateness, liveness, aliveness - the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life | |
3. | animation - quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous chirpiness - cheerful and lively sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" activeness, activity - the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age" | |
4. | animation - the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something | |
5. | animation - the making of animated cartoons | |
6. | animation - general activity and motion activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
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animation
noun liveliness, life, action, activity, energy, spirit, passion, enthusiasm, excitement, pep, sparkle, vitality, vigour, zeal, verve, zest, fervour, high spirits, dynamism, buoyancy, elation, exhilaration, welly (slang), gaiety, ardour, vibrancy, brio, zing (informal), vivacity, ebullience, briskness, airiness, sprightliness, pizzazz or pizazz (informal) They both spoke with animation.
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animation
noun1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner:
bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip.
Slang: oomph.
2. High spirits:
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Translations
إحياءحَيَوِيَّه، إنْعاش، تَحْريك
animaceoživení
animationanimering
animacija
animáció
fjörgun; fjör; teiknimyndagerî
アニメアニメーション
animácia
canlandırma
animation
[ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
animation
[ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən] n [film, cartoon, character, graphics] → animation f
computer animation → animation (assistée) par ordinateur
computer animation → animation (assistée) par ordinateur
(= animated film) → animation f
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animation
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animate
(ˈӕnimeit) verb to make lively. Joy animated his face.
(-mət) adjective living.
ˈanimated (-mei-) adjective1. lively. An animated discussion.
2. made to move as if alive. animated dolls/cartoons.
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