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internegative

internegative

9.9
Relating to a film made from the original that helps make many prints
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntərˈnɛɡətɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : internegativo
  • The internegative process helps preserve the quality of the original film during duplication.

Examples

  • A technician must handle internegative materials carefully to avoid introducing defects.

  • Special equipment is required to produce internegative copies for mass distribution.

  • The internegative is essential for creating high-quality prints.

  • Internegative films are crucial for motion pictures.

  • The internegative process helps preserve the quality of the original film during duplication.

  • A technician must handle internegative materials carefully to avoid introducing defects.

  • Special equipment is required to produce internegative copies for mass distribution.

Synonyms

photonegative
vsinternegative
  • Specialized
7.4

Relating to a film or plate that reverses light and dark in a photo

is a specific intermediate film used to make release prints

Surface Forms

internegative positive

Morphology

internegative = negative (semi-transparent) = inter + negative

Form is clearly inter- + negative, but the specific photographic sense 'intermediate negative used for making release prints' is specialized and not fully derivable by general learners.

Etymology

Internegative comes from the prefix inter- meaning 'between' and negative meaning 'the film image with light and dark reversed'. As an adjective, it describes something used 'between' the original film and the final prints — an intermediate negative copy used in the making of release prints.