Definition
A printing process that produces color images using a photographic technique combined with relief printing plates.
Etymology
From 'aqua' (water) and English 'tone' (shade or color). The term was coined in the early 20th century as a proprietary name for a specific color printing method.
Kelly Says
Aquatone was a game-changer for comic books and children's books in the 1950s-70s—it could reproduce full color images cheaply, which is why so many classic illustrated books you've probably read used this exact technique.
Translations
ARالعربية
أكواتون
ak-wa-toon
BNবাংলা
অ্যাকুয়াতোন
ak-wa-ton
CACatalà
aquatone
a-kwat-ohn
CSČeština
aquatone
ak-va-tohn
DADansk
aquatone
a-kvat-ohn
DEDeutsch
Aquatone
ah-kwah-to-neh
ELΕλληνικά
ακουατόν
a-koo-a-ton
ESEspañol
acuatona
ah-kwah-toh-nah
FAفارسی
آکوا تون
a-kvaa-ton
FISuomi
aquatone
a-kvat-o-ne
FRFrançais
aquatone
ak-wa-ton
GUGU
ઍક્યુઆટોન
a-kya-a-ton
HEעברית
אקוואטון
a-kwat-ton
HIहिन्दी
एक्सुएटोन
ak-wa-ton
HUMagyar
aquatone
ak-va-tohn
IDBahasa Indonesia
aquatone
ak-wa-tohn
ITItaliano
aquatone
ak-wa-to-ne
KMKM
អាក្វាតូន
a-kwat-oon
MSBahasa Melayu
aquatone
a-kwat-ohn
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ကွေးတုန်း
a-kwe-tohn
NLNederlands
aquatone
a-kwat-ohn
NONorsk
aquatone
a-kvat-ohn
PAPA
ਅਕ્યુਆਟોਨ
a-kya-a-ton
PLPolski
aquatone
ak-wa-tohn
PTPortuguês
aquatone
ah-kwat-oh-neh
RORomână
aquatone
ak-wa-tohn
RUРусский
акуатон
ak-va-ton
SVSvenska
aquatone
a-kvat-ohn
SWKiswahili
aquatone
a-kwat-ohn
TAதமிழ்
ஆக்வாட்டோன்
aak-wa-ton
TEతెలుగు
ఆకువాటోన్
a-ku-wa-ton
THไทย
แอควาโทน
aek-wa-ton
TRTürkçe
aquatone
ak-wa-tohn
UKУкраїнська
акуатон
ak-va-ton
URاردو
اکیوٹون
a-ki-o-ton
VITiếng Việt
aquatone
ak-wa-tohn