grayscale
US/ˈɡɹeɪˌskeɪl/
grayscale noun: a printed strip of graduated tones used to check exposure and development times.
Noun
grayscale (countable and uncountable, plural grayscales)
- A printed strip of graduated tones used to check exposure and development times.
- The use of black and white, representing color with shades of gray.
- You can view your presentation in grayscale or black-and-white and then customize how the various colors are translated to grayscale or black-and-white.2010, Joe Habraken, Microsoft Office 2010 in Depth
Adjective
grayscale (not comparable)
- Black and white, representing color with shades of gray.
- Tetris’s graphics were simple enough to work on the Game Boy’s small gray-scale screen; its motion was slow enough not to blur; its action was a repetitive, storyless puzzle that could be picked up, with no loss of potency, at any moment, in any situation.2012 April 4, Sam Anderson, “Just One More Game ...”, in The New York Times Magazine
- Synonyms:
- black and white, monochrome
Verb
grayscale (third-person singular simple present grayscales, present participle grayscaling, simple past and past participle grayscaled)
- To convert to grayscale.
Synonyms of grayscale
Antonyms
Forms of grayscale
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | grayscales |
| alternative form | greyscale |
| alternative form | gray-scale |
| alternative form | grey-scale |
| alternative form | gray scale |
| alternative form | grey scale |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | grayscales |
| present participle | grayscaling |
| past participle | grayscaled |
| past | grayscaled |
Origin of grayscale
From gray + scale.
Questions about grayscale
- What does grayscale mean?
- Grayscale means a printed strip of graduated tones used to check exposure and development times.
- What part of speech is grayscale?
- Grayscale can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce grayscale?
- Grayscale is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪˌskeɪl/ (US).
- What is the plural of grayscale?
- The plural of grayscale is grayscales.
Words near grayscale in the dictionary
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