pixilation

[ pik-suh-ley-shuh n ]
/ ˌpɪk səˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

the state or quality of being pixilated.
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.

Origin of pixilation

1945–50; (in def 1) pixilate + -ion; (in def 2) pixil(ated) + (anim)ation

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