grayscale

ˈɡreɪˌskeɪl

Definition of grayscale - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

image type

TECH.

image or picture in shades of gray

TECH.

The old photograph was in grayscale, giving it a timeless quality..

black-and-white

monochrome

photography

TECH.

printed strip of tones for checking exposure

TECH.

The photographer used a grayscale to adjust the exposure.

monochrome

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Images of grayscale

image or picture in shades of gray
printed strip of tones for checking exposure

Origin of grayscale

English, gray (color) + scale (range)

Terms with grayscale included in their meaning

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bit depth

digital imaging

number of bits for grayscale image shades

colour film

photography

photographic film that captures images in different hues instead of grayscale

thresholding

image processing

process of converting grayscale images to black-and-white

Examples of grayscale in a sentence

Grayscale images can reveal subtle details.
He printed a grayscale for his photography class.
The artist used a grayscale to match tones.

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French:niveaux de gris, échelle de gris, ...
German:Graustufen, Graustufenkarte, ...
Italian:scala di grigi, ...
Spanish:escala de grises, grises, ...
Portuguese:escala de cinza, escala de cinzentos, ...
Chinese:灰度图像, 灰度, ...
Japanese:グレースケール画像, グレースケール, ...
Arabic:تَدَرُّج رَمادِي, شَرِيط الدَرَجات الرَمادِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:גוֹנֵי אָפֹר, סֻלָּם גְּוָנֵי-אַפְּרוֹר, ...
Russian:черно-белое изображение, градация серого, ...
Ukrainian:чорно-біле зображення, шкала сірого, ...
Hindi:धूसर चित्र, ग्रेस्केल, ...
Bengali:গ্রেস্কেল, গ্রে স্কেল, ...
Catalan:escala de grisos, ...
Czech:stupně šedi, šedá škála, ...
Danish:gråtonebillede, gråskala, ...
Dutch:grijswaarden afbeelding, grijskaart, ...
Greek:ασπρόμαυρη εικόνα, γκρι κλίμακα, ...
Hungarian:szürkeárnyalatos kép, szürkeskála, ...
Khmer:រូបភាពស្រមោលប្រផេះ, បន្ទះមាត្រដ្ឋានប្រផេះ, ...
Korean:흑백 사진, 그레이스케일, ...
Persian:تصویر خاکستری, مقیاس خاکستری, ...
Polish:obraz w skali szarości, wzornik szarości, ...
Portuguese (BR):escala de cinza, escala de tons de cinza, ...
Romanian:imagine în tonuri de gri, scară de griuri, ...
Swedish:gråskalebild, gråskala, ...
Thai:ภาพขาวดำ, แถบโทนสีเทา, ...
Turkish:gri tonlamalı resim, gri tonlama, ...
Vietnamese:ảnh thang độ xám, thang độ xám, ...

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Definition of grayscale - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Images of grayscale

Origin of grayscale

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Terms with grayscale included in their meaning

Examples of grayscale in a sentence

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