diapositive

di·a·pos·i·tive

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dahy-uh-poz-i-tiv]
- /ˌdaɪ əˈpɒz ɪ tɪv/
- /dˌaɪəpˈɒzɪtˌɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahy-uh-poz-i-tiv]
- /ˌdaɪ əˈpɒz ɪ tɪv/

Definitions of diapositive word

noun diapositive a positive transparency; slide 3
noun diapositive a positive photographic image on a transparent material, as a photographic slide or lantern slide 3
noun diapositive a positive photographic image produced on a transparent film or glass base. 1
noun diapositive A positive photographic slide or transparency. 1
noun diapositive (photography) slide (used with a projector for projecting images). 0

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Origin of diapositive

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; dia- + positive

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Parts of speech for Diapositive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Diapositive

diapositive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

diapositive usage trend in Literature

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