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claymation

noun
/ˈkleɪˌmeɪ.ʃən/UK

Etymology

A blend of clay + animation. Originally registered as a trademark by Will Vinton in 1978, then entered the English language as a genericized trademark.

  1. learned borrowing from animatiō
  2. compounded as claymation — “clay + animation”

Definitions

  1. stop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a deformable substance,…

    stop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a deformable substance, typically Plasticine clay.

    • As my friends deserted our weekend movie-making for more teenagerly pastimes, I had turned to the cold, clean world of claymation and animated LEGOs.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of claymation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for claymation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA