interpositive

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

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

nouninterpositive (plural interpositives)

plural interpositives · alternative IP

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

Origin

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

From inter- + positive.

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APA

interpositive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpositive

MLA

“interpositive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpositive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interpositive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpositive.

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