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Noun: halftone  'hãf,town
  1. An engraving used to reproduce an illustration
    "The newspaper used halftone engravings for its black and white photos";
    - halftone engraving, photoengraving
     
  2. A print obtained from photoengraving
    "The newspaper used halftone images to illustrate the story"

Derived forms: halftones

Type of: engraving

Encyclopedia: Halftone