As nouns the difference between halftone and grayscale
is that halftone is half the interval between two notes on a scale while grayscale is a printed strip of graduated tones used to check exposure and development times.
As verbs the difference between halftone and grayscale
is that halftone is to reproduce a photograph or other continuous tone image by the use of dots of various sizes while grayscale is to convert to grayscale.
As an adjective grayscale is
black and white, representing color with shades of gray.
halftone
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(music) Half the interval between two notes on a scale.
(printing) A picture made by using the process of half-toning.
Synonyms
* semitone
Verb
(halfton)
To reproduce a photograph or other continuous tone image by the use of dots of various sizes.
References
* OED2
Anagrams
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grayscale
English
Alternative forms
* greyscale
* gray scale
* grey scale
Noun
(
en noun)
(photography) A printed strip of graduated tones used to check exposure and development times.
Adjective
(-)
(label) black and white, representing color with shades of gray.
Synonyms
* black and white
* monochrome
Verb
(en-verb)
To convert to grayscale.
Anagrams
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