HALF-TONE
\hˈɑːftˈə͡ʊn], \hˈɑːftˈəʊn], \h_ˈɑː_f_t_ˈəʊ_n]\
Definitions of HALF-TONE
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A half-tone photo-engraving.
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A half step.
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Having, consisting of, or pertaining to, half tones;
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pertaining to or designating plates, processes, or the pictures made by them, in which gradation of tone in the photograph is reproduced by a graduated system of dotted and checkered spots, usually nearly invisible to the unaided eye, produced by the interposition between the camera and the object of a screen. The name alludes to the fact that this process was the first that was practically successful in reproducing the half tones of the photograph.
By Oddity Software
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A half-tone photo-engraving.
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A half step.
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Having, consisting of, or pertaining to, half tones;
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pertaining to or designating plates, processes, or the pictures made by them, in which gradation of tone in the photograph is reproduced by a graduated system of dotted and checkered spots, usually nearly invisible to the unaided eye, produced by the interposition between the camera and the object of a screen. The name alludes to the fact that this process was the first that was practically successful in reproducing the half tones of the photograph.
By Noah Webster.