Meanings
claymation1
plural claymations
- countableuncountableStop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a deformable substance, typically Plasticine clay.
As my friends deserted our weekend movie-making for more teenagerly pastimes, I had turned to the cold, clean world of claymation and animated LEGOs.
2011, Philips Patton, Angela, page 2861 more example
The fact that the Swedish artist undertakes these explorations in claymation – a medium one might assume to have reached its erotic climax with Gromit operating a sexy bunny marionette in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit – adds a healthy dose of the ridiculous.
2017 March 28, Hettie Judah, “Bondage crocodiles and a buttock moon: the world's weirdest claymations”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Claymation2
plural Claymations
- countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of claymation.
Origin
A blend of clay + animation. Originally registered as a trademark by American animator Will Vinton in 1978, then entered the English language as a genericized trademark.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Knetanimation
- Knetanimationstop-motion animation using pieces made from a deformable substance
Polish animacja plastelinowa
- animacja plastelinowastop-motion animation using pieces made from a deformable substance
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claymation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claymation
“claymation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claymation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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