single-tonemap

noun
UK /ˈsɪŋɡəl ˈtəʊnmæp/
US /ˈsɪŋɡəl ˈtoʊnmæp/

A single-tonemap is a picture that uses just one color to show how light or dark something is.

The artist made a single-tonemap of the cat using only blue.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A computer graphics technique that applies one tone curve to an image.

The renderer used a single-tonemap to brighten the scene.

3. A map that shows one variable with a single color gradient.

The rainfall single-tonemap made the wet areas easy to spot.

4. A simplified drawing that shows only light and dark shapes in one color.

For homework, she drew a single-tonemap of her hand.