Animation is the method that encompasses myriad filmmaking techniques, by which still images are manipulated to create moving images.
ˌænɪmˈeɪʃən ɪz ðə mˈɛθəd ðæt ɛŋkˈʌmpəsᵻz mˈɪɹɪˌæd fˈɪlmeɪkɪŋ tɛknˈiːks, baɪ wˌɪtʃ stˈɪl ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz ɑːɹ mənˈɪpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd tə kɹiːˈeɪt mˈuːvɪŋ ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz.