pixilation

pixilation

English

Etymology 1

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-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.

    Noun

    pixilation (countable and uncountable, plural pixilations)

    1. 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.
    Descendants
    • → Spanish: pixilación

    Etymology 2

    Originally a misspelling, which has become accepted.

    Noun

    pixilation (plural pixilations)

    1. Alternative form of pixelation.
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