grayscale
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grayscale
- /ˈɡɹeɪˌskeɪl/ US
Where it comes from
From gray + scale.
noun grayscales · greyscale · gray-scale · grey-scale · gray scale · grey scale
- 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.
adjective greyscale · gray-scale · grey-scale · gray scale · grey scale
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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.
Similar: black and white, monochrome
Opposite: black and white
verb grayscales · grayscaling · grayscaled · greyscale · gray-scale
- To convert to grayscale.
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: black and white
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adj giving colour in shades of gray
| 中文 | 灰度 huīdù |
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Talk about this word "grayscale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grayscale. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grayscale. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grayscale "grayscale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grayscale.Cite this
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title = {grayscale},
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