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grayscale.

A printed strip of graduated tones used to check exposure and development times.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɹeɪˌskeɪl/General-American
  1. A printed strip of graduated tones used to check exposure and development times.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The use of black and white, representing color with shades of gray.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From gray + scale.

adj/ˈɡɹeɪˌskeɪl/General-American
  1. Black and white, representing color with shades of gray.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From gray + scale.

verb/ˈɡɹeɪˌskeɪl/General-American
  1. To convert to grayscale.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From gray + scale.

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