Meanings
nounrotoscope (uncountable)
- uncountablevisual effectsbroadcastingA technique in which animators trace live-action movement frame by frame.
Synonyms: rotoscoping
verbrotoscope (third-person singular simple present rotoscopes, present participle rotoscoping, simple past and past participle rotoscoped)
present singular third person rotoscopes · participle present rotoscoping · participle past rotoscoped · past rotoscoped
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA technique in which animators trace live-action movement frame by frame.
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verbTo use this technique upon.
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Translations
Finnish rotoskooppaus
- rotoskooppausanimation technique
Japanese ロトスコープ
- ロトスコープ (rotosukōpu)animation technique
Latin rotiscopium
- rotiscopiumanimation technique
Slovak rotoskopia
- rotoskopiaanimation technique
Spanish rotoscopio
- rotoscopioanimation technique
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APA
rotoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotoscope
MLA
“rotoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotoscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rotoscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotoscope.
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