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screentones

screentones is the plural of screentone.

Meaning of screentone

Noun

screentone (countable and uncountable, plural screentones)

  1. (uncountable) A technique for applying textures and shades to drawings from preprinted sheets, used as an alternative to hatching.
  2. (countable) A texture or shading of this kind.
    • There are various kinds of screentones, but the ones with printed small dots are the most basic.2018, Danica Davidson, Rena Saiya, Manga Art for Intermediates, page 7

Questions about screentones

What is screentones the plural of?
Screentones is the plural of screentone.

Words near screentones in the dictionary

  1. screentest
  2. screentests
  3. screentime
  4. screentimes
  5. screentone
  6. screentones
  7. screenwash
  8. screenwashed
  9. screenwashes
  10. screenwashing
  11. screenwise

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