halftone

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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

Actions & Processes

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