Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

machinima

/məˈʃɪnɪmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: ma-chin-i-ma
IPA: /məˈʃɪnɪmə/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rendering of computer-generated imagery using low-end (real time) 3D engines such as those found in video games, as opposed to the high-end, complex 3D engines used by professionals.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The genre of films created by such techniques.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Fiona's been off at some kind of anime camp in New Jersey – Quake movies and machinima workshops, Japanese staff who claim not to know a word of English beyond ‘awesome’ and ‘sucks’, which for a vast range of human endeavor, actually, is more than enough…"

Etymology

Blend of machine + cinema.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /məˈʃɪnɪmə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

machinimas (plural)

Derived Forms

machinimist

Phrases

video games virtual reality

Frequently Paired Words

animation video games virtual reality

Questions

How do you pronounce machinima?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈʃɪnɪmə/.
What does machinima mean?: The rendering of computer-generated imagery using low-end (real time) 3D engines such as those found in video games, as opposed to the high-end, complex 3D engines used by professionals.
Where does machinima come from?: Blend of machine + cinema.

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