Definition of "animation" []

• The act, process, or result of imparting life, interest, spirit, motion, or activity. (noun)
• The quality or condition of being alive, active, spirited, or vigorous. (noun)
• The art or process of preparing animated cartoons. (noun)
• An animated cartoon. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "It's the same old slick Fox producer, just outsourcing to Gobelins students this time. aziz the talent pool in animation is thin in los angeles?!?"
• "They want to prove that they are just like any filmmaker and that animation is just a different way to tell a story, and if you can tell a great story in animation you can tell a great story in live-action."
• "After that, I went to the “Get a Job” panel, where I discovered that finding work in animation is a lot like finding work in any other interesting field."