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mocap

mocap noun: syllabic abbreviation of motion capture.

Noun

mocap (usually uncountable, plural mocaps)

  1. (informal, usually) Syllabic abbreviation of motion capture.
    • These days, mocap is finding more and more use in film […]2004, Matthew Liverman, The animator's motion capture guide: organizing, managing, and editing
    • In my experience, the mocap business is a tough one, and the last thing you want is to sign up with a company that goes out of business […]2006, Heather Maxwell Chandler, The game production handbook

Verb

mocap (third-person singular simple present mocaps, present participle mocapping, simple past and past participle mocapped)

  1. (informal) Syllabic abbreviation of motion capture.

Forms of mocap

Noun
pluralmocaps
alternative formmo-cap
Verb
third-person singular presentmocaps
present participlemocapping
past participlemocapped
pastmocapped

Questions about mocap

What does mocap mean?
Mocap means syllabic abbreviation of motion capture.
What part of speech is mocap?
Mocap can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of mocap?
The plural of mocap is mocaps.

Words near mocap in the dictionary

  1. mocadon
  2. mocadons
  3. Mocambique
  4. mocambo
  5. mocambos
  6. mocap
  7. mocapped
  8. mocapper
  9. mocappers
  10. mocapping
  11. mocaps

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