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positive vs photographic film

photographic film vs positive

positive and photographic film both are nouns.

positive is an adjective but photographic film is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
positive Yes Yes No No
photographic film Yes No No No
As nouns, photographic film is a hypernym of positive; that is, photographic film is a word with a broader meaning than positive:
  • positive: a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
  • photographic film: photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
Other hypernyms of positive include film.
positive (noun) photographic film (noun)
a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
positive (adjective) photographic film (adjective)
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
of or relating to positivism
involving advantage or good
persuaded of; very sure
having a positive charge
marked by excessive confidence
formally laid down or imposed
greater than zero
impossible to deny or disprove
Difference between positive and photographic film

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