aquatone

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noun

An offset printing method using a gelatin-coated zinc plate to print type, line illustrations, and fine-screen halftones.

OriginLatin aqua →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounaquatone (countable and uncountable, plural aquatones)

plural aquatones

  1. countableuncountableAn offset printing method using a gelatin-coated zinc plate to print type, line illustrations, and fine-screen halftones.
  2. countableuncountableA print produced by this method.

Origin

  1. Latinaqua“water”
  2. Englishaquatone

From Latin aqua (“water”) + tone.

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APA

aquatone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aquatone

MLA

“aquatone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aquatone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aquatone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aquatone.

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