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nounCGI (uncountable)
abbreviationinitialismuncountablevisual effects; animation; visual effects; animationInitialism of Computer-Generated Imagery.Synonyms: CG
verbCGI (third-person singular simple present CGIs, present participle CGIing, simple past and past participle CGIed or CGI'd)
present singular third person CGIs · participle present CGIing · participle past CGIed · past CGIed · participle past CGI'd · past CGI'd
informaltransitiveTo create visuals using computer-generated imagery; to apply visual effects.When a Transformer turns into a car, do you think it's a real car or was it also CGIed?
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APACGI. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CGI
MLA“CGI.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CGI. Accessed November 2, 2026.
ChicagoWatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CGI,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CGI.
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