different between claymate vs claymation

English

Etymology

Back-formation from claymation.

Verb

claymate (third-person singular simple present claymates, present participle claymating, simple past and past participle claymated)

1. To animate by using stop-motion photography and pieces made out of a moldable substance, typically Plasticine clay.
   • 2000, Erika Milvy, "Aardman's Claymation Films Taking Shape on Web", Los Angeles Times, 21 April 2000:

     Even then he was prone to claymate. "I used to make models out of Plasticine, and of course it wasn't long before I wanted them to move on film. […]

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:claymate.

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kle??me?.??n/

Noun

claymation (countable and uncountable, plural claymations)

1. stop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a deformable substance, typically Plasticine clay.

Derived terms

• claymate

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