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half-tone

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Half´-tone`    (häf´tōn`)
a.1.(Photo-engraving) Having, consisting of, or pertaining to, half tones;
Translations
half-tone [ˈhɑːftəʊn]
A. ADJ half-tone illustrationfotograbado m a media tinta
B. N
1. (Art) → fotograbado m a media tinta
2. (US) (Mus) → semitono m


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The chemical change forms tiny microdots or "pixels" of sepia-yellow colour which make up the image, somewhat in a manner reminiscent of a half-tone reproduction.
Includes original foreword and introduction, six chronologically-arranged chapters, separate indices of names and general terms, 682 black-and-white illustrations and twenty-four color and half-tone plates.
Exposing the chemical layer in the petri dish with a half-tone image initiates a pattern of oscillating reaction zones that together appear as alternating positive and negative exposures of the image.
 
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