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animation - 6 dictionary results

an⋅i⋅ma⋅tion

[an-uh-mey-shuhn]
–noun
1. animated quality; liveliness; vivacity; spirit: to talk with animation.
2. an act or instance of animating or enlivening.
3. the state or condition of being animated.
4. the process of preparing animated cartoons.

Origin:
1590–1600; 1910–15 for def. 4; (< MF) < L animātiōn- (s. of animātiō a bestowing of life). See animate, -ion


1. vigor, energy; enthusiasm, ardor; exhilaration, sprightliness.


1. sluggishness.
an·i·ma·tion   (ān'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.
    1. The art or process of preparing animated cartoons.
    2. An animated cartoon.

Animation

An`i*ma"tion\, n. [L. animatio, fr. animare.]

1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive.

The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame. --Bp. Hall.

Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I possess of animation. --Landor.

2. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation.

Suspended animation, temporary suspension of the vital functions, as in persons nearly drowned.

Syn: Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness; sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor; earnestness; energy. See Liveliness.

Main Entry: an·i·ma·tion
Pronunciation: "an-&-'mA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the state of being animate or animated —see SUSPENDED ANIMATION

animation an·i·ma·tion (ān'ə-mā'shən)
n.

  1. The state of being alive.
  2. Liveliness; high spirits.

animation graphics
The creation of artificial moving images.
Usenet newsgroup: comp.graphics.animation. FAQ.
(1995-11-24)

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