grayscale

or gray scale

[ grey-skeyl ]

noun

1. a scale of achromatic colors having several, usually ten, equal gradations ranging from white to black, used in television and photography.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grayscale¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

In low light levels, only rods are able to absorb light, giving us grayscale vision.

From Salon

As infants, we actually start seeing the scenes around us in grayscale.

From Salon

Companies including Blackrock, Fidelity and GrayScale, have also been buying up Bitcoins in their thousands, pushing up its value to record highs.

From BBC

For children born with normal sight, converting color images to grayscale had no effect at all on their ability to recognize the depicted object.

From Science Daily

As part of one training regimen, they initially showed the model grayscale images only, then introduced color images later on.

From Science Daily