Toning

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  • v. Present participle of tone.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Delicate variations of light and shade on a photograph.
  • n. The act of one who tones, in any sense; specifically, in photography, the method or the art of tinting or coloring pictures by chemical means, to give them an agreeable tone or color; especially, the treatment of silver positive prints or transparencies in a bath which consists most commonly of a very weak solution of chlorid of gold in combination with other chemicals, to give a more pleasing color and also greater permanency to the picture.
  • Word Usage
    "Even the toning is constantly changing -- no static, same-move repetitions."
    Verb Form
    toned    tones    toning   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    musical interval    interval    quality    colour    colourize    colorise    color    color in    colorize    colour in   
    Cross Reference
    sound    temper    strain    health    state    hue    ground tone    open tone    gallery tone    simple tone   
    Variant
    hue    tune   
    Form
    muscle tone    dial tone    tone bar    semitone    halftone    tone of voice    tonebar    toner    tone up    toned   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tonicity    temper    mood    tenor    character    spirit    drift   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bastogne    Bayonne    Capone    Cohn    Cologne    Dijon    Goan    Joan    Leone    Malone   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    voice    expression    gesture    smile    attitude    note    feel    touch    style    speech