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cartoon
noun
An
animated
film
or
television
program
made
from
a
sequence
of
drawings
or
computer
images
that
appear
to
move
,
usually
created
for
children
.
•
After
school
,
the
kids
rushed
to
the
TV
to
watch
their
favorite
cartoon
.
After
school
,
the
kids
rushed
to
the
TV
to
watch
their
favorite
cartoon
.
•
The
studio
released
a
new
3-D
cartoon
about
talking
robots
.
The
studio
released
a
new
3-D
cartoon
about
talking
robots
.
Sense
extended
from
static
humorous
drawings
to
moving
pictures
in
the
early
20th
century
as
technology
allowed
sequential
images
to
be
filmed
frame
by
frame
.
noun
A
funny
,
often
satirical
drawing
in
a
newspaper
or
magazine
that
tells
a
joke
or
makes
a
point
in
a
single
picture
.
•
The
political
cartoon
showed
the
mayor
balancing
on
a
wobbly
stack
of
coins
.
The
political
cartoon
showed
the
mayor
balancing
on
a
wobbly
stack
of
coins
.
•
Lena
cut
out
the
funny
cartoon
from
the
newspaper
and
pinned
it
to
the
fridge
.
Lena
cut
out
the
funny
cartoon
from
the
newspaper
and
pinned
it
to
the
fridge
.
Borrowed
from
Italian
"
cartone
"
meaning
a
strong
,
heavy
paper
;
first
used
in
English
in
the
17th
century
for
preparatory
drawings
,
later
evolving
to
humorous
sketches
in
periodicals
.
verb
-
cartoon
,
cartooning
,
cartoons
,
cartooned
To
draw
or
create
humorous
or
animated
images
,
often
for
publication
or
film
.
•
He
loves
to
cartoon
famous
athletes
for
the
sports
page
.
He
loves
to
cartoon
famous
athletes
for
the
sports
page
.
•
During
her
lunch
break
,
Maya
sits
in
the
park
and
cartoons
the
pigeons
.
During
her
lunch
break
,
Maya
sits
in
the
park
and
cartoons
the
pigeons
.
Verb
use
emerged
in
the
late
19th
century
from
the
noun
,
meaning
“
to
make
cartoons
.”
noun
A
large
,
highly
detailed
drawing
made
as
a
full-scale
guide
for
a
fresco
,
mural
,
or
tapestry
in
fine
art
.
•
The
museum
displayed
Michelangelo
’
s
cartoon
for
the
Sistine
Chapel
ceiling
.
The
museum
displayed
Michelangelo
’
s
cartoon
for
the
Sistine
Chapel
ceiling
.
•
Before
starting
the
mural
,
the
artist
spent
weeks
perfecting
her
full-size
cartoon
.
Before
starting
the
mural
,
the
artist
spent
weeks
perfecting
her
full-size
cartoon
.
From
Italian
“
cartone
” (
strong
paper
);
Renaissance
artists
used
such
drawings
to
transfer
designs
onto
walls
or
fabric
.