Etymology

aquatone

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Today it means: An offset printing method using a gelatin-coated zinc plate to print type, line illustrations, and fine-screen halftones. Full definition →

Latin aqua
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromaqua“water”
  2. English todayaquatone

From Latin aqua (“water”) + tone.

Words from the same roots

Latinaqua all →

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