Claymation
[ kley-mey-shuh n ]
/ kleɪˈmeɪ ʃən /
Trademark.
a stop-motion animation process using clay or Plasticine figures that are moved incrementally to create a lifelike look when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence.
Origin of Claymation
1975–80;
clay1 +
(ani)mation
Example sentences from the Web for claymation
That is indeed a claymation Regis crooning “ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” with special guest Donald Trump.
British Dictionary definitions for claymation
claymation
/ (ˌkleɪˈmeɪʃən) /
noun
the techniques of animation applied to clay models
Word Origin for claymation
C20: from
clay + (
ani)
mation