animation

pronunciation

How to pronounce animation in British English: UK [ˌænɪˈmeɪʃn]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    the condition of living or the state of being alive
    the property of being able to survive and grow
    quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
    the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
    the making of animated cartoons
    general activity and motion

Word Origin

animation (n.)
1590s, "action of imparting life," from Latin animationem (nominative animatio) "an animating," noun of action from past participle stem of animare (see animate (v.)). Meaning "vitality" is from 1610s. Cinematographic sense is from 1912.

Antonym

Example

1. What other animation studios does aardman take notice of ?
2. Dreamworks animation 's ' kung fu panda 3 ' will be a chinese co-production .
3. The videos use computer animation .
4. He strung the pictures together to make stop-motion animation .
5. They really raised the gif animation to a new level .

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