claymationとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

A blend of clay +‎ animation. Originally registered as a trademark by Will Vinton in 1978, then entered the English language as a genericized trademark.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈkleɪˌmeɪ.ʃən/

名詞

claymation (countable and uncountable, plural claymations)

1. stop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a deformable substance, typically Plasticine clay.
   • 2011, Philips Patton, Angela, page 286:

     As my friends deserted our weekend movie-making for more teenagerly pastimes, I had turned to the cold, clean world of claymation and animated LEGOs.

派生語

• claymate