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rotoscope

Syllables: ro·to·scope

rotoscope noun: a technique in which animators trace live-action movement frame by frame.

Noun

rotoscope (uncountable)

  1. (visual effects) A technique in which animators trace live-action movement frame by frame.
    Synonyms:
    rotoscoping

Verb

rotoscope (third-person singular simple present rotoscopes, present participle rotoscoping, simple past and past participle rotoscoped)

  1. (transitive) To use this technique upon.
    Synonyms:
    roto

Synonyms of rotoscope

Forms of rotoscope

third-person singular presentrotoscopes
present participlerotoscoping
past participlerotoscoped
pastrotoscoped

Origin of rotoscope

From roto- + -scope.

Words formed from rotoscope

Questions about rotoscope

What does rotoscope mean?
Rotoscope means a technique in which animators trace live-action movement frame by frame.
What part of speech is rotoscope?
Rotoscope can be a noun or a verb.

Words near rotoscope in the dictionary

  1. Rotorua
  2. Rotorua Lakes
  3. Rotoruan
  4. rotos
  5. rotoscoliosis
  6. rotoscope
  7. rotoscoped
  8. rotoscoper
  9. rotoscopers
  10. rotoscopes
  11. rotoscopic

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