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diapositive

[dahy-uh-poz-i-tiv]
noun
  1. a positive photographic image produced on a transparent film or glass base.
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Origin of diapositive

First recorded in 1890–95; dia- + positive
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Historical Examples

  • Diapositive, dī-a-poz′i-tiv, n. a transparent photographic positive, such as a lantern slide.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)

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British Dictionary definitions for diapositive

diapositive

noun
  1. a positive transparency; slide
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