halftone.
Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale.
Meaning & usage
Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale.
A picture made by using the process of half-toning.
An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light.
Where this word comes from
From half- + tone.
To reproduce a photograph or other continuous tone image by the use of dots of various sizes.
Where this word comes from
From half- + tone.
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