aquatone

English

Etymology

From Latin aqua (“water”) + tone.

Noun

aquatone (countable and uncountable, plural aquatones)

1. An offset printing method using a gelatin-coated zinc plate to print type, line illustrations, and fine-screen halftones.
2. A print produced by this method.

Related terms

• halftone

See also

• collotype
• watercolour