diapositive

English

Etymology

From dia- +‎ positive.

Noun

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

Translations

photography: slide

• Belarusian: дыяпазіты́ў m (dyjapazitýŭ)
• Catalan: diapositiva (ca) f
• Dutch: dia (nl) m, diapositief (nl) n
• Estonian: diapositiiv
• Finnish: diapositiivi
• French: diapositive (fr) f
• German: Diapositiv (de) n, Dia (de) n
• Hungarian: diapozitív (hu), dia (hu), diakép
• Italian: diapositiva (it) f
• Polish: diapozytyw (pl) m
• Portuguese: slide (pt) m, diapositivo (pt) m
• Russian: диапозити́в (ru) m (diapozitív), слайд (ru) m (slajd)
• Spanish: diapositiva (es) f
• Swedish: diapositiv (sv) n

French

Alternative forms

• diapo

Etymology

From dia- +‎ positive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dja.pɔ.zi.tiv/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

diapositive f (plural diapositives)

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

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• 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

Noun

diapositive f

1. plural of diapositiva