Wondering how to use Halftone in a sentence? Below are 7 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as engraving.
Halftone in a sentence
Halftone meaning
- Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale.
- A picture made by using the process of half-toning.
- An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light.
Synonyms of Halftone
Using Halftone
- The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale. | A picture made by using the process of half-toning. | An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light.
- Useful related words include: engraving, halftone engraving, photoengraving.
- In the example corpus, halftone often appears in combinations such as: halftone pattern, combined halftone.
Context around Halftone
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Halftone
- In this selection, "halftone" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, calls, coarse, presses, trim, screen and photographs stand out and add context to how "halftone" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a 20 halftone for example and color presses halftone photographs on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "halftone" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with halftone
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The upholstery has however been updated and the seats are now clad in what VW calls Halftone trim. (18 words)
A skilled mimeo operator using an electrostencil and a very coarse halftone screen could make acceptable printed copies of a photograph. (21 words)
The semi-opaque property of ink allows halftone dots of different colors to create an optical effect of full-color imagery. (21 words)
Magenta printed with a 20% halftone, for example, produces a pink color, because the eye perceives the tiny magenta dots on the large white paper as lighter and less saturated than the color of pure magenta ink. (37 words)
With a screen of tiny dots on each printing plate, the dots allowed an image to be printed in a halftone that appears to the eye in different gradations. (29 words)
His newspapers introduced innovations such as multi-color presses, halftone photographs on newsprint, comic sections printed in color, and wire syndication of news copy. (24 words)
Example sentences (7)
The upholstery has however been updated and the seats are now clad in what VW calls Halftone trim.
A skilled mimeo operator using an electrostencil and a very coarse halftone screen could make acceptable printed copies of a photograph.
His newspapers introduced innovations such as multi-color presses, halftone photographs on newsprint, comic sections printed in color, and wire syndication of news copy.
Magenta printed with a 20% halftone, for example, produces a pink color, because the eye perceives the tiny magenta dots on the large white paper as lighter and less saturated than the color of pure magenta ink.
The semi-opaque property of ink allows halftone dots of different colors to create an optical effect of full-color imagery.
The word raster originates from television scanning patterns, and has been widely used to describe similar halftone printing and storage techniques.
With a screen of tiny dots on each printing plate, the dots allowed an image to be printed in a halftone that appears to the eye in different gradations.
Common combinations with halftone
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: