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impositional

impositional

9.5
Arranging pages so they print in the correct order
  • adjective
  • /ɪmˈpɒzɪʃənl/
  • Specialized
: impositivo
  • Mistakes in the impositional process can lead to pages being printed out of order.

Examples

  • Proper impositional planning ensures that booklets are assembled in the right sequence.

  • The designer checked the impositional settings before sending the file to the printer.

  • The impositional layout of the magazine was impressive.

  • Is this impositional design effective for our project?

  • The designer checked the impositional settings before sending the file to the printer.

  • Proper impositional planning ensures that booklets are assembled in the right sequence.

  • Mistakes in the impositional process can lead to pages being printed out of order.

Surface Forms

impositional positive

Morphology

impositional = imposition (semi-transparent) = impose + tion + al

The adjective is formed regularly from the technical noun 'imposition' plus '-al', but the printing sense is specialized and less likely to be inferred by general learners.

Etymology

Impositional comes from Latin parts im- meaning 'on' and ponere meaning 'to place', the same root as position and pose. In printing, impositional means how pages are 'placed' on a sheet so they come out in the correct order, which explains this technical meaning.