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rotoscope

Syllabification: (ro·to·scope)
Pronunciation: /ˈrōtəˌskōp/

Definition of rotoscope

noun

  • a device that projects and enlarges individual frames of filmed live action to permit them to be used to create cartoon animation and composite film sequences.
  • a computer application that combines live action and other images in a film.

verb

[with object]
  • transfer (an image from live action film) into another film sequence using a rotoscope.

Origin:

1950s: origin obscure; perhaps the same word as 19th-century rotascope, denoting a kind of gyroscope

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