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Definition of "halftone" [halftone]

  • A tone or value halfway between a highlight and a dark shadow. (noun)
  • A picture in which the gradations of light are obtained by the relative darkness and density of tiny dots produced by photographing the subject through a fine screen. (noun)
  • A picture made by such a process. (noun)
  • Music See semitone. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "halftone" in a sentence
  • "I chose a medium value paint for all the objects and was thinking "halftone" (the space between light and shadow)."
  • "By printing the same image four ways -- as a halftone photolithograph, continuous tone photolithograph, photogravure and salt print -- the subtle shifts and changes that occur through these varied processes become evident."
  • "The use of halftone patterns with strong lines around the human form gives one the feeling that they are reading a comic from the time period, but also incorporates digital coloring techniques common today."
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