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aquatone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aqua-tone
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An offset printing method using a gelatin-coated zinc plate to print type, line illustrations, and fine-screen halftones.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A print produced by this method.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin aqua (“water”) + tone.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

aquatones (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

halftone collotype watercolour

Questions

What does aquatone mean?
An offset printing method using a gelatin-coated zinc plate to print type, line illustrations, and fine-screen halftones.
Where does aquatone come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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