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noun
Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A picture made by using the process of half-toning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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noun
An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: art, arts
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
To reproduce a photograph or other continuous tone image by the use of dots of various sizes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an engraving used to reproduce an illustration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: halftone engraving, photoengraving
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: engraving
noun
a print obtained from photoengraving
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: engraving
History
From half- + tone.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
