gray scale

noun

|Updated on: 9 Jun 2018

Definition of gray scale

: 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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grayscale

play \ˈgrā-ˌskāl\ adjective

Recent Examples of gray scale from the Web

What the ad says: The one-minute ad opens in gray scale images and paints a dismal portrait of Maryland before Hogan was elected.

— erin cox, baltimoresun.com, "Ad Watch: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan inflates tax relief claims in campaign commercial," 30 May 2018
Water and nourishment enter through the gray scales on their leaves, so these plants don’t need soil to survive.

— karen dardick, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Bromeliads create garden drama," 17 May 2018
The wearer sits calmly, her face and body rendered in gray scale — without any color.

— rhonda garelick, The Cut, "Michelle Obama’s Mount Rushmore Moment," 14 Feb. 2018
Her images play black and white against color in different ways, most obviously in the skin tones, which are painted on the gray scale.

— roberta smith, New York Times, "Why the Obamas’ Portrait Choices Matter," 16 Oct. 2017
David Ferri’s sterile lighting casts a glow on the chalky floor, which has white lines drawn here and there that travel up the dancers legs and torsos in random stripes across their gray scale costumes.

— lauren warnecke, chicagotribune.com, "Shen Wei Dance Arts radically restrained in Chicago debut," 25 Sep. 2017

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