halftone
noun /ˈhɑːftəʊn/
/ˈhæftəʊn/
- (specialist) a print of a black and white photograph in which the different shades of grey are produced from black dots (= small round marks) of different sizes
- (also half step)(North American English)(British English semitone)(music) half a tone on a musical scale, for example the interval between C and C♯ or between E and F