roto

[ roh-toh ]

noun
  1. plural ro·tos. rotogravure (defs. 2, 3).

  2. 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

1
First 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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