halftone
halftone · halftones
Rasterdruck
Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scaleSynonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale.
US/hˈæftˌoʊn/
Meaning
3 sensesSynonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale.
A picture made by using the process of half-toning.
Rasterdruck
An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light.
More definitions
- an engraving used to reproduce an illustration
- a print obtained from photoengraving
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
picture made by half-toning:
Origin
From half- + tone.From half- + tone.
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Forms
plural: halftonesSynonyms
4 synonymssemitonehalf the interval between two notes on a scale
Close in meaning
- an engraving used to reproduce an illustration:halftone engravingphotoengraving