animatronics

[an-uh-muh-tron-iks]

an·i·ma·tron·ics

[an-uh-muh-tron-iks]
noun
(used with a singular verb) the technology connected with the use of electronics to animate puppets or other figures, as for motion pictures.

Origin:
1975–80; blend of animate and electronics

an·i·ma·tron·ic, adjective
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Animatronics has a plethora of syllables.
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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animatronics (ˌænɪməˈtrɒnɪks)
 
n
(functioning as singular) a branch of film and theatre technology that combines traditional puppetry techniques with electronics to create lifelike animated effects
 
[C20: from anima(tion) + (elec)tronics]

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