gray scale
noun
: a series of regularly spaced tones ranging from black to white through intermediate shades of gray
also
: an image composed solely of gray scale tones
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For example, a number between 0 and 1 can stand for the gray scale value of a single pixel.
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Handwoven by master weavers, the collection includes 100 percent wool rugs bringing nature inside, with woven birch tree patterns, available in shades of green as well as a gray scale, in black and white.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Bouillabaisse à la Marseillaise, in gray scale, color, and simulating the most common form of color blindness (based on daltonlens.org).
—Isabel Gauthier, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2024
Bedtime mode will also automatically dim your screen and switch from color to gray scale on some phones.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2024
The gray scale portion of the mural represents the Industrial Revolution and the beginning of the extraction of fossil fuels.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2024
And, while both can be solid gray or black, wolves land on the gray scale more frequently.
—Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 14 Sep. 2023
Aurora James of Brother Vellies made a gray scale version of her brand’s trademark slipper mules, in calf hair.
—Caitie Kelly Caitie Kelly Kurt Soller Ellie Pithers Jameson Montgomery, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2022
The earthy warmth of Tweed evokes summer days spent in the Cotswolds, while Tuxedo’s gray scale calls to mind innumerable red-carpet photo calls.
—Vogue, 13 Sep. 2019
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Handwoven by master weavers, the collection includes 100 percent wool rugs bringing nature inside, with woven birch tree patterns, available in shades of green as well as a gray scale, in black and white.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Bouillabaisse à la Marseillaise, in gray scale, color, and simulating the most common form of color blindness (based on daltonlens.org).
—Isabel Gauthier, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2024
Bedtime mode will also automatically dim your screen and switch from color to gray scale on some phones.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2024
The gray scale portion of the mural represents the Industrial Revolution and the beginning of the extraction of fossil fuels.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2024
And, while both can be solid gray or black, wolves land on the gray scale more frequently.
—Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 14 Sep. 2023
Aurora James of Brother Vellies made a gray scale version of her brand’s trademark slipper mules, in calf hair.
—Caitie Kelly Caitie Kelly Kurt Soller Ellie Pithers Jameson Montgomery, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2022
The earthy warmth of Tweed evokes summer days spent in the Cotswolds, while Tuxedo’s gray scale calls to mind innumerable red-carpet photo calls.
—Vogue, 13 Sep. 2019
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“Gray scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20scale. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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