grayscale

or gray scale

[ grey-skeyl ]

noun

1. a scale of achromatic colors having several, usually ten, equal gradations ranging from white to black, used in television and photography.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grayscale¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The many images of the original are inline here as grayscale graphics in PNG format, scaled to 480 or 512 pixels width.

From Project Gutenberg

The numerous figures from the original are reproduced here as 16-level grayscale images in .

From Project Gutenberg