grayscale
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- noun
- /ˈɡreɪˌskeɪl/
- Specialized
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- Digital images, submitted as 300-ppi grayscale TIFF or JPEG files, are preferred, but black-and-white glossy paper prints are acceptable.
Examples
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Thermal dye printers produce a grayscale directly.
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For a classic look, many photographers prefer editing their images to grayscale instead of using vibrant colors.
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Typically, we display the channels in grayscale.
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Another option found on the Foxit reader is to "Print as Grayscale."
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Monochrome laser printers use various techniques to achieve a better grayscale without resorting to higher spatial resolution.
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Club members imaged astronomical objects, saved them to disk, and used Adobe Photoshop to adjust the grayscale.
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Newspaper pages are to be scanned in 8-bit grayscale, as opposed to bi-tonal pure black or white, at 300-400 dpi.
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The artist chose to create a dramatic portrait in grayscale to emphasize the shadows and textures.
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Photographs taken in grayscale often highlight the emotions in the subject's expressions without the distraction of color.
Synonyms
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A photo, film, or TV picture in shades of black, white and gray
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An image, film, or pattern that uses only black, white and gray
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A picture made using only one color or its different shades
Antonyms
How Colorless
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grayscale is made of gray and scale, with scale meaning 'a range'. As a noun, a grayscale is the 'range' of gray shades used in an image, from white to black, to show light and dark without color.