middle-tone
noun
1.
Also called middle-tone. (in painting, drawing, graphics, photography, etc.) a value intermediate between light and dark.
2.
Printing.
a.
a process in which gradation of tone in an image is conveyed by first photographing the image through a screen to break up the continuous tones of the image into minute, closely spaced dots, then using the print obtained to produce a metal plate by photoengraving, and finally using the plate to reproduce the original image by letterpress or offset printing.
b.
the metal plate used in such a process.
c.
the print obtained in such a process. Compare line cut.
adjective
3.
pertaining to, using, used in, or produced by the halftone process: a halftone screen; a halftone print.
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halftone (ˈhɑːfˌtəʊn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a process used to reproduce an illustration by photographing it through a fine screen to break it up into dots |
| b. the etched plate thus obtained | |
| c. the print obtained from such a plate | |
| 2. | art a tonal value midway between highlight and dark shading |
| 3. | (US), (Canadian) music another word for semitone |
| —adj | |
| 4. | relating to, used in, or made by halftone |
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