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imˈpressional, a.
[f. impression n. + -al1.]
Of or pertaining to impressions; of the nature of an impression: in quot. 1860 = impressionable.
1860Emerson Cond. Life, Culture (1861) 78 He must be musical, Tremulous, impressional. a1882J. Quincy Figures of Past (1883) 279 The resemblance..could scarcely be called physical, and I am loath to borrow the word ‘impressional’ from the vocabulary of spirit mediums. 1920S. Alexander Space, Time & Deity II. 138 Impressional intensity, as Mr. Stout calls what Hume described as vivacity. 1969R. & E. Coordinator (Res. & Engin. Council Graphic Arts Industry) Apr. 10/2 Principal advantages of the Mailander flatbeds are stated to be..the excellent control of plate inking and dampening and impressional squeeze in order to obtain the highest quality image with little..stock waste.
Hence imˈpressionalist = impressionist; impressioˈnality, impressional quality.
1876Nation (N.Y.) 14 Sept. 163/2 There is no end to the descriptive efforts of the impressionalists. 1884tr. Brachet's Aix-les-bains i. 96 The doctor directs the thermal course according to the impressionality of the patient. |