halftone
[haf-tohn, hahf-]
noun
Also called middle-tone. (in painting, drawing, graphics, photography, etc.) a value intermediate between light and dark.
Printing.
- a process in which gradation of tone in an image is conveyed by first photographing the image through a screen to break up the continuous tones of the image into minute, closely spaced dots, then using the print obtained to produce a metal plate by photoengraving, and finally using the plate to reproduce the original image by letterpress or offset printing.
- the metal plate used in such a process.
- the print obtained in such a process.Compare line cut.
adjective
pertaining to, using, used in, or produced by the halftone process: a halftone screen; a halftone print.
RELATED WORDS
engraving, picture, photograph, etching, image, sketch, vignette, depiction, decoration, snapshot, painting, cartoon, photo, plate, adornment, figure, design, frontispiece, tailpiece
Origin of halftone
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Examples from the Web for halftone
Historical Examples of halftone
The fine checks in the pileus are clearly seen in the halftone.
The Mushroom, Edible and OtherwiseM. E. Hard
Which is how I happen to spot this folder with the halftone cut on it.
Torchy, Private Sec.Sewell Ford
In both cases, negatives are made of both the halftone and fine copies.
The Wonder Book of KnowledgeVarious
Credit for each photograph is given with the halftone as it appears.
The Bontoc IgorotAlbert Ernest Jenks
Nine separate men handle each engraving in the halftone department.
The Wonder Book of KnowledgeVarious
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