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Record 1 2001-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Photoengraving
DEF

A cross-ruled grid (glass or film) with rulings ranging from 20 to 150 lines per centimetre which transforms a continuous tone illustration into a series of dots on a negative or positive; the latter becomes the medium for transferring the image onto a plate by exposure to light.

OBS

There are two types of halftone screens, glass screens (also known as crossline screens) and contact screens.

Key term(s)
  • half tone screen

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Photogravure
DEF

Quadrillage fin, gravé sur une plaque de verre ou de matière plastique et transformant par projection les demi-teintes de l'original en points discontinus. Une trame se mesure par le nombre de lignes au pouce anglais (2,54 cm).

OBS

Il existe deux sortes de trames simili, la trame cristal et la trame de contact.

Spanish

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