halftone

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From half- + tone.

A new record--it had cost a dollar and a half and was by a celebrated violinist--was fixed, and a halftone semi-permanent needle selected. — The best short stories of 1919, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown
The books are illustrated by decorative head and end pieces for each chapter, there being 36 original drawings in each book, all by the author, and four striking halftones. — Practical Mechanics for Boys, James Slough Zerbe
[C6-506] Klause then arranged the halftone front and profile representations of President Kennedy at the top of the textual material he had received from Surrey so as to simulate a “man wanted” police placard. — Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, United States. Warren Commission

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