grayscale

English

Alternative forms

• greyscale
• gray scale
• grey scale

Etymology

gray +‎ scale

Noun

grayscale (plural grayscales)

1. (photography) A printed strip of graduated tones used to check exposure and development times.

Adjective

grayscale (not comparable)

1. (imaging) Black and white, representing color with shades of gray.

Translations

giving colour in shades of gray

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Synonyms

• black and white (“in shades of gray”)
• monochrome

Antonyms

• black and white (“easily divided into two groups”)

Verb

grayscale (third-person singular simple present grayscal, present participle ing, simple past and past participle grayscaled)

1. (transitive) To convert to grayscale.

See also

• grisaille

Anagrams

• clary sage