Meanings
nounhalf-tone (plural half-tones)
plural half-tones
- alternativeAlternative form of halftone.
[...] A good selection of half-tones well portrays the Southern atmosphere.
1959 March, “New Reading on Railways: The Southern Railway. By R. W. Kidner. The Oakwood Press. 12s. 6d.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 172
verbhalf-tone (third-person singular simple present half-tones, present participle half-toning, simple past and past participle half-toned)
present singular third person half-tones · participle present half-toning · participle past half-toned · past half-toned
- alternativeAlternative form of halftone.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-tone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-tone.
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