grayscale

gray·scale

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [grey-skeyl]
- /ˈgreɪˌskeɪl/
- /ˈgreɪskeɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grey-skeyl]
- /ˈgreɪˌskeɪl/

Definitions of grayscale word

noun grayscale a scale of achromatic colors having several, usually ten, equal gradations ranging from white to black, used in television and photography. 1
noun grayscale A range of gray shades from white to black, as used in a monochrome display or printout. 1

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Origin of grayscale

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Grayscale

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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grayscale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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