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pixilation en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Etymology tree English pixie Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Italic *anamos Latin animus Latin anima Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin animō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin animatiōlbor. English animation blend English pixilation Blend of pixie + animation.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) 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.

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Descendants

pixilación

pixilation en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Originally a misspelling, which has become accepted.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of pixelation.
    alt of pixelation

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