half tone

  • 1half|tone — half tone or half|tone «HAF TOHN, HAHF », noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) a process in photoengraving in which gradations of tone in the original painting, drawing, or photograph are reproduced by means of a series of very small dots between fine… …

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  • 2Half tone — Half tone, or Half tone Half tone , n. 1. (Fine Arts) An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Music) A half step. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]… …

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  • 3Half-tone — Half tone, or Half tone Half tone , n. 1. (Fine Arts) An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Music) A half step. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]… …

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  • 4Half-tone — (h[aum]f t[=o]n ), a. Having, consisting of, or pertaining to, half tones; specif. (Photo engraving), pertaining to or designating plates, processes, or the pictures made by them, in which gradation of tone in the photograph is reproduced by a… …

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  • 5half-tone — halfˈ tone adjective Representing light and shade photographically by dots of different sizes noun 1. A half tone illustration 2. A semitone (music) • • • Main Entry: ↑half …

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  • 6half tone — half ,tone noun count AMERICAN TECHNICAL a HALF STEP …

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  • 7half tone — Music. semitone. [1645 55] * * * half tone UK US noun [countable] [singular half tone plural half tones] music american a semitone Thes …

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  • 8half tone — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms half tone : singular half tone plural half tones music American a semitone …

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  • 9half-tone — pustonis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. half tone; semitone vok. Halbton, n rus. полутон, m pranc. demi ton, m …

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  • 10half-tone — pustonis statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Paviršius ar atspaudas, gaunamas fotomechaniškai spausdinant, kuriame detalių ir tonų intensyvumas yra pavaizduotas vienodais tarpais išdėstytais įvairių dydžių ir formų taškais. Šis įvairavimas yra… …

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