internegative

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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 interpositive. The differences is that an IN has a negative image on it, while an IP has a positive image.

OriginEnglish negative ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

nouninternegative (plural internegatives, abbreviation IN or I.N.)

plural internegatives · India abbreviation I.N.

  1. 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 interpositive. The differences is that an IN has a negative image on it, while an IP has a positive image.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishnegative
  8. Englishinternegative

From inter- + negative.

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interagentive
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