animation (noun)

  • 11animation — [ˌænɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] 1) ANIMATED films, or the process of making them 2) energy and excitement …

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  • 12animation — /ænəˈmeɪʃən/ (say anuh mayshuhn) noun 1. animated quality; liveliness; vivacity; spirit; life. 2. the act of animating; act of enlivening. 3. the process of preparing animated cartoons …

  • 13animation — /ˌænɪ meɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a cartoon film, a film made from drawings …

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  • 14suspended animation — ► NOUN ▪ temporary stopping of most vital functions, without death …

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  • 15suspended animation — noun Date: 1787 1. temporary suspension of the vital functions (as in persons nearly drowned) 2. a condition (as inactivity) likened to suspended animation …

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  • 16suspended animation — noun a) A temporary cessation of breathing and consciousness resembling death; often the result of asphyxia. b) The deliberate slowing of the bodys functions, sometimes by the use of cryonics, on long …

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  • 17suspended animation — noun temporary cessation of most vital functions, without death …

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  • 18suspended animation — noun (U) 1 a state in which someone s body processes are slowed down to a state almost like death 2 a feeling that you cannot do anything because you have to wait for what happens next …

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  • 19suspended animation — noun a temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death; usually resulting from asphyxia (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑physical condition, ↑physiological state, ↑physiological condition • Hyponyms: ↑anabiosis …

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  • 20computer animation — /kəmˌpjutər ænəˈmeɪʃən/ (say kuhm.pyoohtuhr anuh mayshuhn) noun the computer controlled animation of images, as diagrams or cartoons …