anim
ˈænɪm
The breath inside 'animation' and 'unanimous'
The picture Breath entering something that was sitting still, until it begins to stir on its own. anim is the breath and spirit inside; corp is the body that breath sits in.
Where the picture shows up in anim
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What breathes and moves
The vet is with another animal right now.
ðə vɛt ɪz wɪð əˈnʌðər ˈænɪml raɪt naʊ
The vet is with another animal right now.
A small creature on the table, its belly rising and falling with each breath.
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Breath put into a still picture
Can you animate the logo for the ad?
kæn juː ˈænɪmeɪt ðə ˈloʊɡoʊ fɔːr ðiː æd
Could you make the logo move for the ad?
Letters that were sitting still taking a breath and beginning to stretch and bounce by themselves.
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A person's spirit rising
He got very animated during the meeting.
hiː ɡɑːt ˈvɛri ˈænɪmeɪtɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmiːtɪŋ
He got really worked up in the meeting.
Someone's breathing quickening in their chair, the hands going wider, the voice going up.
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Breath falling into one
The vote was unanimous, so we start Monday.
ðə voʊt wəz juːˈnænɪməs soʊ wiː stɑːrt ˈmʌndeɪ
The vote was unanimous, so we start Monday.
Everyone in the room drawing breath on the very same beat.
uni- means one: one breath between all of them is unanimous.
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Film made by breathing life in
My kids' animation class starts at four.
maɪ kɪdz ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən klæs stɑːrts æt fɔːr
My kids have a cartoon class at four.
Drawings on paper flipping past one sheet at a time until the figure walks on its own legs.
All of it in one picture
anim is one mouthful of breath going in. What breathes and moves by itself is an animal; blow breath into a still drawing and you animate it into animation. When a person's spirit rises and the gestures grow, they are animated; when many people's breath falls into one, the vote is unanimous. So when you see anim, think breath and spirit first.