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Rarehalftone
The correct spelling is halftone.
How to pronounce halftone
noun
Say it like: Hal-fto-ne
The correct spelling is halftone. Half the interval between two notes on a scale.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.Half the interval between two notes on a scale.
- 2.A picture made by using the process of half-toning.
- 3.An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light.
verb
- 1.To reproduce a photograph or other continuous tone image by the use of dots of various sizes.
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