pixilation

[pik-suh-ley-shuhn]

pix·i·la·tion

[pik-suh-ley-shuhn]
noun
1.
the state or quality of being pixilated.
2.
Movies. animation of people, where performers change their positions slightly between exposures of one or two frames each, to obtain a comic effect of jerky movement when the film is projected at normal speed.

Origin:
1945–50; (in def. 1) pixilate + -ion; (in def. 2) pixil(ated) + (anim)ation
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World English Dictionary
pixilated or pixillated (ˈpɪksɪˌleɪtɪd)
 
adj
1.  eccentric or whimsical
2.  slang drunk
 
[C20: from pixie + -lated, as in stimulated, titillated, etc]
 
pixillated or pixillated
 
adj
 
[C20: from pixie + -lated, as in stimulated, titillated, etc]
 
pixi'lation or pixillated
 
n
 
pixil'lation or pixillated
 
n

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