'Cartoon' definitions:

Definition of 'cartoon'

(from WordNet)
noun
A humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine [syn: cartoon, sketch]
noun
A film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence [syn: cartoon, animated cartoon, toon]
verb
Draw cartoons of

Definition of 'Cartoon'

From: GCIDE
  • Cartoon \Car*toon"\, n. [F. carton (cf. It. cartone pasteboard, cartoon); fr. L. charta. See 1st card.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. A design or study drawn of the full size, to serve as a model for transferring or copying; -- used in the making of mosaics, tapestries, fresco pantings and the like; as, the cartoons of Raphael. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A large pictorial sketch, as in a journal or magazine; esp. a pictorial caricature; as, the cartoons of "Puck." [1913 Webster]
  • 3. same as comic strip. [PJC]
  • 4. a motion picture consisting of a series of frames, each being a photograph of a drawing rather than a frame produced by filming a scene of true action, and in which the objects are displaced slightly in succeeding frames so as to give the appearance of motion when projected as a motion picture on the screen. The types of characters portrayed in such films are often similar or identical to those in a comic strip. [PJC]

Definition of 'cartoon'

From: GCIDE
  • comic strip \com"ic strip`\ (k[o^]m"[i^]k str[i^]p), n. a brief sequence of drawings, usually with characters drawn only sketchily, as in a cartoon, with dialog written in "balloons" over a character's head, and depicting a fictional and usually comical incident; -- also called a cartoon. Each comic strip contains typically from four to six panels arranged horizontally, but widely varying arrangements are published. In modern newspapers, weekly comic strips are in color, and daily strips are usually in black and white. In some, the story depicted may be serialized and continuous, carried over from day to day or week to week. Stories of adventure, drama, mystery or an otherwise non-comical nature depicted in the same style are also called comic strips. [PJC]

Synonyms of 'cartoon'

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Words containing 'Cartoon'