halftone
halftone
Definition
half·tone (-tōn′)
noun
- Art a tone or shading between light and dark
- Music semitone
- Photoengraving
- a technique of representing shadings by dots produced by photographing the object from behind a fine screen
- a photoengraving so made
halftone
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- proof: A colour-accurate halftone proof also allows the printer to adjust press setting quickly.
- screen: The number of lines per inch in the halftone screen.
- image: Halftone Image An image reproduced through a special screen made up of dots of various sizes to simulate shades of gray in a photograph.
- illustration: If previously agreed with Springer, halftone illustrations ( black and white photos ) may be included in your CRC.
- spot: The principle underlying both is the same, tho -- the conversion of any pixel that is gray or colored to halftone spots.
- photograph: Figures may be halftone photographs or black on white line drawings.
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