mocap

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noun

Syllabic abbreviation of motion capture.

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Meanings

nounmocap (usually uncountable, plural mocaps)

plural mocaps · alternative mo-cap

  1. informaluncountableusuallySyllabic abbreviation of motion capture.

    These days, mocap is finding more and more use in film […]

    2004, Matthew Liverman, The animator's motion capture guide: organizing, managing, and editing
    2 more examples

    In my experience, the mocap business is a tough one, and the last thing you want is to sign up with a company that goes out of business […]

    2006, Heather Maxwell Chandler, The game production handbook

    Mocap can accurately capture difficult-to-model physical movement.

    2007, Edward Rodriguez, Computer Graphic Artist
verbmocap (third-person singular simple present mocaps, present participle mocapping, simple past and past participle mocapped)

present singular third person mocaps · participle present mocapping · participle past mocapped · past mocapped · alternative mo-cap

  1. informalSyllabic abbreviation of motion capture.

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APA

mocap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mocap

MLA

“mocap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mocap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mocap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mocap.

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