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contone

contone adjective: having a continuous range of tones from white to black, rather than an approximation such as stippling.

Adjective

contone (not comparable)

  1. Having a continuous range of tones from white to black, rather than an approximation such as stippling.

Noun

contone (plural contones)

  1. An image having a continuous range of tones from white to black, rather than an approximation such as stippling.

Forms of contone

pluralcontones

Origin of contone

Shortening of continuous tone.

Questions about contone

What does contone mean?
Contone means having a continuous range of tones from white to black, rather than an approximation such as stippling.
What part of speech is contone?
Contone can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near contone in the dictionary

  1. contn.
  2. contns.
  3. conto
  4. contoid
  5. contoids
  6. contone
  7. contones
  8. Contoocook
  9. contorni
  10. contorniate
  11. contorniates

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