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Halftone

Half the interval between two notes on a scale.

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📖 Definitions of "Halftone"

noun

1
Half the interval between two notes on a scale.
2
A picture made by using the process of half-toning.
3
An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light.

verb

1
To reproduce a photograph or other continuous tone image by the use of dots of various sizes.

🔄 Synonyms of "Halftone"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
photoengravingnoun	(uncountable) A process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed.
halftone engravingnoun	an engraving used to reproduce an illustration

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Halftone"

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Word	Definition
photoengravingnoun	(uncountable) A process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed.
halftone engravingnoun	an engraving used to reproduce an illustration
silhouettenoun	An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be.
vignettenoun	(by extension) A short story or anecdote that presents a scene or tableau, or paints a picture.
half-toneverb	Alternative form of halftone. [To reproduce a photograph or other continuous tone image by the use of dots of various sizes.]
half tonenoun	Alternative form of halftone. [(music) Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale.]
quarter tonenoun	(music) The musical interval equal to one quarter of a tone or 1/24 of an octave; half a semitone.
semitonenoun	(music) A musical interval equal to an augmented unison or a minor second, depending on the context and tuning system used
quarter-tonenoun	Alternative spelling of quarter tone. [(music) The musical interval equal to one quarter of a tone or 1/24 of an octave; half a semitone.]
quartertonenoun	Alternative spelling of quarter tone. [(music) The musical interval equal to one quarter of a tone or 1/24 of an octave; half a semitone.]
half-stepverb	(slang, African-American Vernacular) To back down from; fail to follow through or complete; to be slack
hemitonenoun	(music, archaic) A semitone.
semiditonenoun	(music) The lesser third, having its terms as 6 to 5; a hemiditone.
hemitonic pentatonic scale	—
secondnoun	Something that is number two in a series.
minimnoun	A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, ¹⁄₆₀ fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.
semidiapasonnoun	(music) A diminished octave.
whole stepnoun	(music) An interval equal to two half steps; a whole tone.
half-timenoun	(sports) The interval between the two halves of a sports match.
centnoun	(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.