pixilation

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noun

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.

OriginEnglish animation ← Latin animatiō ← Proto-Italic *anamos →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

pixilation1

nounpixilation (countable and uncountable, plural pixilations)

plural pixilations

  1. countableuncountableA 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.

pixilation2

nounpixilation (plural pixilations)

plural pixilations

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pixelation.

Origin

pixilation · noun

  1. Englishpixie
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁mos
  4. Proto-Italic*anamos
  5. Latinanimus
  6. Latinanima
  7. Latinanimō
  8. Latinanimatiō
  9. Englishanimation
  10. Englishpixilation

Blend of pixie + animation.

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pixilation · noun

Originally a misspelling, which has become accepted.

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Cite this entry
APA

pixilation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pixilation

MLA

“pixilation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pixilation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pixilation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pixilation.

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