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		Definition of halftone in English: halftonenounˈhɑːftəʊnˈhæfˌtoʊn 1A reproduction of a photograph or other image in which the various tones of grey or colour are produced by variously sized dots of ink. as modifier halftone illustrations  Example sentencesExamples -  Moreover, the nature of newspapers had changed - full of half-tones and features, and covering these sensational stories more than ever before.
 -  The monochrome half-tone process, introduced in 1872, was refined by the end of the 19th cent. to allow full colour reproduction.
 -  Not until 1900, however, did half-tone photographic images become a regular feature of newspapers and magazines.
 -  Many chapters have lovely half-tone illustrations of restored animals or landscapes, by the talented artist Mauricio Anton.
 -  Don followed the Audubon Bird Guide series with about 100 half-tone illustrations for a popular book, Our Amazing Birds.
 
  Synonyms picture, drawing, sketch, figure, graphic 2North American Music  A semitone.  two sounds that have only a halftone of difference between them  Example sentencesExamples -  Like their contemporaries, the Prazak, they have a marvellous richness of response that adds drama to the long, unbroken lines - in 1918, the composer was under the influence of Brahms - and caressing half-tones to softer sections.
 -  Note when counting steps that there is a single half-tone between B and C, and E and F.
 -  Now add into it, the principle of composition, in counterpoint, of so-called neighboring key, neighboring-key half-tone change.
 -  Moiseiwitsch's singing line and Kempff's half-tones are simply absent, while the inter-relation of tempi - ie the middle section of the second movement should be more relaxed than the march figure - needs more thought in preparation.
 -  La cathédrale engloutie, apart from flummoxing interpreters in terms of correct pace and use of half-tones, is characterised by the artist's profound choice of tonal palette.
 
    Definition of halftone in US English: halftonenounˈhæfˌtoʊnˈhafˌtōn usually as modifier A reproduction of a photograph or other image in which the various tones of gray or color are produced by variously sized dots of ink.  Example sentencesExamples -  Not until 1900, however, did half-tone photographic images become a regular feature of newspapers and magazines.
 -  The monochrome half-tone process, introduced in 1872, was refined by the end of the 19th cent. to allow full colour reproduction.
 -  Don followed the Audubon Bird Guide series with about 100 half-tone illustrations for a popular book, Our Amazing Birds.
 -  Moreover, the nature of newspapers had changed - full of half-tones and features, and covering these sensational stories more than ever before.
 -  Many chapters have lovely half-tone illustrations of restored animals or landscapes, by the talented artist Mauricio Anton.
 
  Synonyms picture, drawing, sketch, figure, graphic     |