claymation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkleɪˌmeɪ.ʃən/ (UK)
Etymology
A blend of clay + animation. Originally registered as a trademark by American animator Will Vinton in 1978, then entered the English language as a genericized trademark.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Stop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a deformable substance, typically Plasticine clay.
As my friends deserted our weekend movie-making for more teenagerly pastimes, I had turned to the cold, clean world of claymation and animated LEGOs.
2011, Philips Patton, Angela, page 286:The fact that the Swedish artist undertakes these explorations in claymation – a medium one might assume to have reached its erotic climax with Gromit operating a sexy bunny marionette in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit – adds a healthy dose of the ridiculous.
2017 March 28, Hettie Judah, “Bondage crocodiles and a buttock moon: the world's weirdest claymations”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| claymations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
de Knetanimation (stop-motion animation using pieces made from a deformable substance) · pl animacja plastelinowa (stop-motion animation using pieces made from a deformable substance)