Word: screentone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: screen
tone
Definition: A technique for applying textures and shades to drawings from preprinted sheets, used as an alternative to hatching.
Morphemes:
Affix: screen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: escren
Language: fro
Decoded: escren
PoS: Noun
Meaning: screen (physical barrier for protection or to block out light)
Affix: tone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The shade or quality of a colour.