halftone C2 Topic:Media & Publishing US /ˈhæfˌtoʊn/ UK /ˈhæfˌtoʊn/ See IPA manual Freq #234413 Meanings 1 noun a printing or image-reproduction method that simulates continuous tones with dots of varying size or spacing The newspaper reproduced the photograph as a coarse halftone. 2 noun music: a semitone, or half step The melody rises by two halftones before returning to its opening note. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a printing or... halftone image 2 noun · music: a semitone, or half... semitonehalf step Word family Forms halftones Etymology From half- + tone. Topics Media & Publishing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # halftone **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhæfˌtoʊn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhæfˌtoʊn/ **Frequency rank:** 234413 ## Meanings 1. a printing or image-reproduction method that simulates continuous tones with dots of varying size or spacing 2. music: a semitone, or half step ## Examples - The newspaper reproduced the photograph as a coarse halftone. - The melody rises by two halftones before returning to its opening note. ## Synonyms - halftone image - semitone - half step ## Etymology From half- + tone. ## Topics - Media & Publishing markdown