technamation

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noun

A technique used to create animations by passing polarized light through a revolving disc onto transparent plastics.

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Meanings

nountechnamation (countable and uncountable, plural technamations)

plural technamations

  1. countabledateduncountableA technique used to create animations by passing polarized light through a revolving disc onto transparent plastics.

    A spectacular new training facility has come into being with technamation[…]

    1962, The school science review, volume 43, numbers 149-151
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    […]a demonstration of overhead projection and the technamation process by representatives of the Tecnifax Corporation.

    1963, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Audiovisual instruction with/instructional resources, volume 8

    Large groups call for various types of projections; transparencies, films, filmstrips, technamations, slides, etc.

    1969, Mary Eleanor Spear, Practical charting techniques

Origin

From a trademark of the 1950s, perhaps from technical animation.

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APA

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Chicago

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