halftone

half·tone

 (hăf′tōn′, 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.

halftone

(ˈhɑːfˌtəʊn)

n

1. (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. (Art Terms) art a tonal value midway between highlight and dark shading

3. (Music, other) music US and Canadian another word for semitone

adj

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

half•tone

(ˈhæfˌtoʊn, ˈhɑf-)

n.

1. (in painting, drawing, graphics, photography, etc.) a value intermediate between light and dark.

2.

a. a printing process in which gradation of tone is obtained by a system of minute dots.

b. the metal plate used in such a process.

c. the print obtained in such a process.

3. semitone.

[1645–55]

half′tone, adj.

halftone

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

Translations

půltón

полутон