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pixilation

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[pik-suh-ley-shuhn] / ˌpɪk səˈleɪ ʃən /

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.

Etymology

Origin of pixilation

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

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