greyscale

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A form of grayscale — A printed strip of graduated tones used to check exposure and development times.

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Meanings

noungreyscale (countable and uncountable, plural greyscales)

plural greyscales

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of grayscale.
adjectivegreyscale (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of grayscale.
verbgreyscale (third-person singular simple present greyscales, present participle greyscaling, simple past and past participle greyscaled)

present singular third person greyscales · participle present greyscaling · participle past greyscaled · past greyscaled

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of grayscale.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
black and whitemonochrome

Origin

From grey + scale.

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Cite this entry
APA

greyscale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greyscale

MLA

“greyscale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greyscale. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greyscale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greyscale.

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