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interpositive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-pos-i-tive
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A specialized type of negative film stock that is part of the intermediate process that goes from an original negative to a release element (most common in the motion picture film post-production process). The material used is itself the same as in an internegative. The differences is that an IP has a positive image on it, while an IN has a negative image.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English positive English interpositive From inter- + positive.

Inflected Forms

interpositives (plural) IP (alternative)

Questions

What does interpositive mean?
A specialized type of negative film stock that is part of the intermediate process that goes from an original negative to a release element (most common in the motion picture film post-production process). The material used is itself the same as in an internegative. The differences is that an IP has a positive image on it, while an IN has a negative image.
Where does interpositive come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English positive English interpositive From inter- + positive.

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