Animation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Animation	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Animation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
animation n 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" Synonym(s): animation, life, living, aliveness the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed" Synonym(s): animation, vitality quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous Synonym(s): animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something Synonym(s): vivification, invigoration, animation the making of animated cartoons general activity and motion Synonym(s): liveliness, animation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Animation \An`ima"tion\, n. [L. animatio, fr. animare.] 1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive. The animation* of the same soul quickening the whole frame. --Bp. Hall. Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I possess of animation. --Landor. 2. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation. {Suspended animation}, temporary suspension of the vital functions, as in persons nearly drowned. Syn: Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness; sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor; earnestness; energy. See {Liveliness}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
animation The creation of artificial moving images. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.graphics.animation}. {FAQ (ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/news-info/comp.graphics.animation)}. (1995-11-24)