roto
[ roh-toh ]
noun
plural ro·tos. rotogravure (defs. 2, 3).
Movies, Graphic Arts. rotoscoping (def. 1): Fleischer, the “father of roto,” was the creator of such iconic characters as Betty Boop and Koko the Clown.
Origin of roto
1First recorded in 1920–25 for 1, by shortening of rotogravure; after 1935–40 for 2, by shortening of rotoscoping (in the sense “animation technique”)
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