Halftone

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A tone or value halfway between a highlight and a dark shadow.
  • n. A picture in which the gradations of light are obtained by the relative darkness and density of tiny dots produced by photographing the subject through a fine screen.
  • n. A picture made by such a process.
  • n. Music See semitone.
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  • n. Half the interval between two notes on a scale.
  • n. A picture made by using the process of half-toning.
  • v. To reproduce a photograph or other continuous tone image by the use of dots of various sizes.
    • Word Usage
    "I chose a medium value paint for all the objects and was thinking "halftone" (the space between light and shadow)."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    engraving   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    halftone engraving    photo-engraving   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    electrotype    lithographic    non-random    photogravure    diazo-   
     
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