halftone
[ haf-tohn, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˌtoʊn, ˈhɑf- /
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.
Nearby words
halfmoon, halfpenny, halfpennyworth, halfsies, halftime, halftone, halfway, halfway house, halfwit, hali-, halibut
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halftone
/ (ˈhɑːfˌtəʊn) /
noun
- a process used to reproduce an illustration by photographing it through a fine screen to break it up into dots
- the etched plate thus obtained
- the print obtained from such a plate
art a tonal value midway between highlight and dark shading
music, US and Canadian another word for semitone
adjective
relating to, used in, or made by halftone
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