halftone
US /ˈhæf.toʊn/
UK /ˈhæf.toʊn/

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半色调, 网点
the reproduction of an image in which the various tones of gray or color are produced by dots of various sizes, which are usually arranged in a grid pattern.
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The newspaper used a halftone process to print the photograph.
报纸使用半色调工艺印刷照片。
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Early comic books often featured crude halftone patterns.
早期的漫画书通常采用粗糙的半色调图案。