halftone

half·tone  (hftn, häf-)

n.

1. A tone or value halfway between a highlight and a dark shadow.

2.

a. A picture in which the gradations of light are obtained by the relative darkness and density of tiny dots produced by photographing the subject through a fine screen.

b. A picture made by such a process.

3. Music See semitone.

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halftone [ˈhɑːfˌtəʊn]

n

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding)

a.  a process used to reproduce an illustration by photographing it through a fine screen to break it up into dots

b.  the etched plate thus obtained

c.  the print obtained from such a plate

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) Art a tonal value midway between highlight and dark shading

adj

(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) relating to, used in, or made by halftone

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Any photomechanical printing surface or the impression therefrom in which detail and tone values are represented by a series of evenly spaced dots in varying size and shape, varying in direct proportion to the intensity of the tones they represent. See also halftone screen.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	halftone - a print obtained from photoengraving engraving - a print made from an engraving
	2.	halftone - an engraving used to reproduce an illustration halftone engraving, photoengraving engraving - a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved