Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picture black

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: pic-ture black
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The darkest black that can be produced in a television image.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"At the same time the picture blacks may be reproduced at levels as high as 20 or 30 IRE units."

Usage

Inflected Forms

picture blacks (plural)

Questions

What does picture black mean?: The darkest black that can be produced in a television image.

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