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单词 halftone
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Definition of halftone in English:

halftone

nounˈhɑːftəʊnˈhæfˌtoʊn
  • 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:

halftone

nounˈhæfˌtoʊnˈhafˌtōn
  • 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.

    halftone illustrations
    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
 
 
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