pixilation: Meaning and Definition of

pix•i•la•tion

Pronunciation: (pik"su-lā'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. the state or quality of being pixilated.
  2. 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.
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