diapositive

From dia- +‎ positive.

diapositive (plural diapositives)

1. (photography, graphic arts) An image suitable to overlay (superimpose) over another (as for example a gel for an overhead projector, a slide that complements another slide as a superimposition for it, or a digital virtual equivalent of these); its coloration is adjusted to contrast with the underlying image (for example, text may be white instead of black in areas where the background is dark).

   Hypernym: diaphane

   Coordinate terms: negative, positive

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diapositive

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• diapo

From dia- +‎ positive.

• IPA^(key): /dja.pɔ.zi.tiv/

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diapositive f (plural diapositives)

1. (photography) slide (used with a projector for projecting images)
2. (by extension, computing) slide (of a presentation program)

• “diapositive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): /dja.po.ziˈti.ve/, (traditional) /di.a.po.ziˈti.ve/
• Rhymes: -ive
• Hyphenation: dia‧po‧si‧tì‧ve, (traditional) di‧a‧po‧si‧tì‧ve

diapositive f

1. plural of diapositiva