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claymate en · VERB

Etymology

Back-formation from claymation.

Meanings

  1. To animate by using stop-motion photography and pieces made out of a moldable substance, typically Plasticine clay.
    • Even then he was prone to claymate. "I used to make models out of Plasticine, and of course it wasn't long before I wanted them to move on film. […] 2000 April 21, Erika Milvy, “Aardman's Claymation Films Taking Shape on Web”, in Los Angeles Times:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
claymates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
claymating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
claymated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
claymated Tense=Past lexicographic