Definitions for halftoneˈhæfˌtoʊn, ˈhɑf-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
half•toneˈhæfˌtoʊn, ˈhɑf-(n.)
(in painting, drawing, graphics, photography, etc.) a value intermediate between light and dark.
Category: Photography, Fine Arts
a printing process in which gradation of tone is obtained by a system of minute dots. the metal plate used in such a process. the print obtained in such a process.
Category: Printing, Fine Arts
Category: Music and Dance
Ref: semitone.
Origin of halftone:
1645–55
half′tone(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
halftone(noun)
a print obtained from photoengraving
halftone, halftone engraving, photoengraving(noun)
an engraving used to reproduce an illustration
Wiktionary
halftone(Noun)
Half the interval between two notes on a scale.
halftone(Noun)
A picture made by using the process of half-toning.
halftone(Verb)
To reproduce a photograph or other continuous tone image by the use of dots of various sizes.
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