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pixilation

Today it means: A stop-motion technique where live actors are used as a frame-by-frame subject in an animated film, by repeatedly posing while one or more frame is taken and changing pose slightly before the next frame or frames. Full definition →

English animation ← Latin animatiō ← Proto-Italic *anamos

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pixilation · noun¹

Englishpixie
Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁mos
Proto-Italic*anamos
Latinanimus
Latinanima
Latinanimō
Latinanimatiō
Englishanimation
English todaypixilation

Blend of pixie + animation.

pixilation · noun²

Originally a misspelling, which has become accepted.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.