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tweening

tweening is the present participle and gerund of tween.

Meaning of tween

Verb

tween (third-person singular simple present tweens, present participle tweening, simple past and past participle tweened)

  1. To generate intermediate frames in an animated sequence so as to give the appearance of smooth movement.
    • The two most important and advanced ingredients of today's animation are tweening and morphing.2004, D. P. Mukherjee, Fundamentals of Computer Graphics and Multimedia, page 117

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Noun

tweening (plural tweenings)

  1. (animation) A technique in film animation for generating intermediate frames such that one image evolves smoothly into the next.
    Synonyms:
    inbetweening

Synonyms of tweening

Forms of tweening

pluraltweenings

Questions about tweening

What does tweening mean?
Tweening means a technique in film animation for generating intermediate frames such that one image evolves smoothly into the next.
What is tweening the present participle and gerund of?
Tweening is the present participle and gerund of tween.
What part of speech is tweening?
Tweening is a noun.
What is the plural of tweening?
The plural of tweening is tweenings.

Words near tweening in the dictionary

  1. tweenhood
  2. tweenie
  3. tweenies
  4. tweeniest
  5. tweenification
  6. tweening
  7. tweenings
  8. tweenish
  9. tweenism
  10. tweenisms
  11. tweenlight

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