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halftone

half·tone [ háf tn ] (plural half·tones)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. intermediate shade: a shade or tone halfway between light and dark

2. process for reproducing shading in print: a photoengraving process by which shading is produced by photographing an image through a screen, then etching a plate so that the shading is reproduced as dots

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