"diapositive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: diapositives [plural]
Etymology: dia- + positive Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dia|positive}} dia- + positive Head templates: {{en-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). Categories (topical): Photography Translations (photography: slide): дыяпазіты́ў (dyjapazitýŭ) [masculine] (Belarusian), diapositiva [feminine] (Catalan), dia [masculine] (Dutch), diapositief [neuter] (Dutch), diapositiiv (Estonian), diapositiivi (Finnish), diapositive [feminine] (French), Diapositiv [neuter] (German), Dia [neuter] (German), diapozitív (Hungarian), dia (Hungarian), diakép (Hungarian), diapositiva [feminine] (Italian), diapozytyw [masculine] (Polish), slide [masculine] (Portuguese), diapositivo [masculine] (Portuguese), диапозити́в (diapozitív) [masculine] (Russian), слайд (slajd) [masculine] (Russian), diapositiva [feminine] (Spanish), diapositiv [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "photography: slide",
      "word": "dia"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "photography: slide",
      "word": "diakép"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "photography: slide",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "diapositiva"
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      "sense": "photography: slide",
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      "word": "диапозити́в"
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      "code": "es",
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      ],
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