pixilation

[ pik-suh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

1. the state or quality of being pixilated.
2. Movies. animation of people, where performers change their positions slightly between exposures of one or two frames each, to obtain a comic effect of jerky movement when the film is projected at normal speed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pixilation¹

First recorded in 1945–50; pixilation ( def 1 ) pixilat(ed) ( def ) + -ion; pixilation ( def 2 ) pixil(ated) + (anim)ation

Example Sentences

Before or after the film, young cinephiles can take part in the drop-in workshop Pixilation and More, offered from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Moving Image Studio.

From New York Times

The mind-blowing pixilation works best with pro sports, blockbuster action movies, and ultra-scenic TV series like “Planet Earth,” but everyone can enjoy that vivid picture – and it’s hard to go back.

From Fox News

MERSEREAU: I had to watch the video three or four more times, just to make sure it wasn’t a technical glitch, or some sort of pixilation.

From Washington Post

The occasional pixilation around the edges of the characters is maddening.

From Washington Times

All that is solid melts into an aesthetic sensation of pixilation.

From Los Angeles Times