animatedmodel

noun
UK /ˈænɪmeɪtɪd ˈmɒdl/
US /ˈænɪmeɪtɪd ˈmɑːdl/

A computer model that moves and looks alive on a screen.

The movie makers used an animated model to make the dragon fly.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A model that has been given movement in a game or film.

The game's animated model of the robot walked across the screen.

3. A physical model with moving parts, such as a toy figure.

He built an animated model of a windmill with turning blades.

4. A mathematical model whose values change over time.

Scientists used an animated model to show how the weather changes.