transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmedzəutɪnt ]
n. & v. --n. 1 a method of printing or engraving in which the surface of a plate is roughened by scraping so that it produces tones and half-tones. 2 a print produced by this process. --v.tr. engrave in mezzotint. øømezzotinter n. [It. mezzotinto f. mezzo half + tinto tint]