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Noun
/ˌanəˈmāSHən/,
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animations, plural;
  1. The state of being full of life or vigor; liveliness
    • - they started talking with animation
  2. The state of being alive

  3. The technique of photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement when the movie is shown as a sequence
    • - animation techniques
    • - animations as backdrops for live action
  4. The manipulation of electronic images by means of a computer in order to create moving images


  1. the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
  2. the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed"
  3. quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
  4. vivification: the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
  5. the making of animated cartoons
  6. liveliness: general activity and motion
  7. Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. It is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in a number of ways. ...
  8. Animation is a 1982 album by progressive rock singer Jon Anderson (of Yes fame). It is the third release in Anderson's solo discography.
  9. (Animate) is the retailing arm of MOVIC and is the largest retailer of anime, games, and manga in Japan. The first and headquarters store of Animate opened in 1983 and is located in Ikebukuro, a district in Tokyo, Japan. Currently, there are 38 Animate stores in Japan, and one in Taipei, Taiwan. ...
  10. (Animators) An animator is an artist who creates multiple images called frames and key frames that form an illusion of movement called animation when rapidly displayed. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. ...
  11. (animate) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to; That which lives; Possessing the quality or ability of motion; Dynamic, energetic; Having a referent that includes a human or animal; Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun
  12. (ANIMATIONS) Animals in motion. Invented by our ancestors to drive away herds to the breeding ground. Also used by big entertainment corporation to tell funny story to kids and adult alike.
  13. (Animations) Creates visual appeal through motion, thus carrying your audience further into the web site. Also reinforces specific educational goals you are trying to accomplish with your audience through visual reinforcement. ...
  14. (Animations) Much like cartoons, animations take a series of separate frames and places them end to end to create a moving picture.
  15. (Animations) On the Internet they are accomplished by using: gif, jpeg, or Flash animation programs or by using Dynamic HTML
  16. (Animations) Pictures that move. They are different than video files, and often come in the format .gif.
  17. (Animations) These give me character and personality.  They’re animations such as walking, standing and sitting.  These can be overridden if you want – see AO.
  18. Animations are effects that allow you to reveal the points on a slide one by one.
  19. Animations are used to attract your reader.  They also add another dimension to your web page.  Animations will add a longer download time to your web page.  This is a problem because you may have readers clicking off your web site because it could not load.
  20. Animations crowed on to a page can cause lagging in the website. It would be better to make several pages to increase you pages downloading speed.
  21. (Animate) A fully Spirit-vested object. A person in an artificial body. Also called a Manikin.
  22. (animate) Make or design in such a way as to create movement.
  23. (animate) To fill with life; to give spirit and support to expressions.
  24. to animate an object is to tell the computer how make it move and where. In the same style as if one were animating a picture, the animator will have the computer display frames in sequence to make the model appear to move.
  25. (animated) A dimension of communicator style exemplified by expressive nonverbal behaviors and easy-to-read emotional states.