Definition of Animation. Meaning of Animation. Synonyms of Animation

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Definition of Animation

Animation
Animation An`i*ma"tion, n. [L. animatio, fr. animare.] 1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive. The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame. --Bp. Hall. Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I possess of animation. --Landor. 2. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation. Suspended animation, temporary suspension of the vital functions, as in persons nearly drowned. Syn: Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness; sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor; earnestness; energy. See Liveliness.

Meaning of Animation from wikipedia

- Animation is a method in which figures are mani****ted to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent...
- hand-drawn and computer animation originating from ****an. In ****an and in ****anese, anime (a term derived from the English word animation) describes all animated...
- Computer animation is the process used for digitally generating animated images. The more general term computer-generated imagery (CGI) encomp****es both...
- video animation (****anese: オリジナル・ビデオ・アニメーション, Hepburn: orijinaru bideo animēshon), abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video)...
- Traditional animation (or classical animation, cel animation, hand-drawn animation, 2D animation or just 2D) is an animation technique in which each frame...
- DreamWorks Animation LLC (also simply known as DreamWorks) is an American animation studio that produces animated films and television programs and is...
- Warner Bros. Animation is an American animation studio that is part of Warner Bros. Entertainment, a subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia. The studio is closely...
- Toei Animation Co., Ltd. (****anese: 東映アニメーション株式会社, Hepburn: Tōei Animēshon Kabushiki-gaisha) (/toʊ.eɪ/) is a ****anese animation studio primarily controlled...
- Locksmith Animation is a British animation studio founded by Sarah Smith and Julie Lockhart in 2014. Based in London, England, it bills itself as "the...
- Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that creates animated features and short...