grayscale

American  

[grey-skeyl] / ˈgreɪˌskeɪl /

Or gray scale

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of grayscale

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

For Brezina, it was turning on her phone’s grayscale setting.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I can’t see the red text notification buttons when it’s in grayscale, so it doesn’t tempt me as much,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Fidelity bitcoin ETF has seen more than $900 million of outflows this year through Wednesday, while investors have pulled $575 million from the Grayscale fund in 2026 through the same date, FactSet data show.

From MarketWatch

The Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF surged 6% on Wednesday, breaking out of a symmetrical triangle, with a potential move towards $34.

From Barron's

The color was sapped from the scene, the entire room cast in grayscale, and a trail of words had drifted past them along the floor, translating the things she uttered into English.

From Literature