Look up: Gloss

1. GLOSS
   acronym: Global Sea-Level Observing System (IOC)
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2. Gloss
   A shiny look reflecting light.
   Found on http://www.printusa.com/glos.htm
   
   
3. gloss
   [n] - an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text 2. [v] - give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing 3. [v] - provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases 4. [v] - provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
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4. Gloss
   A high-sheen paint.
   Found on http://www.hobbyshed.co.uk/model_kit_mod
   
   
5. Gloss
   Consider the light reflecting on various objects in the printing industry (e.g., paper, ink, laminates, UV coating, varnish).
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6. Gloss
   A surface lustre
   Found on http://www.shine-ltd.com/glossary.html
   
   
7. Gloss
   The property that's responsible for coated paper's shiny or lustrous appearance; also the measure of a sheet's surface reflectivity. Gloss is often associated with quality: higher qua- lity coated papers exhibit hight gloss. Champion Kromekote is a paper noted and sold for its exceptionally high gloss. see also cast coating, coated paper.
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8. gloss
   all directionally selective reflecting properties responsible for the degree to which reflected highlights or the images of objects may be seen as superimposed on the surface Category: Electrical engineering and energy • the brightness, luster, or sheen on a material or substance, usuall...
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9. Gloss
   Gloss (glŏs) noun [ Confer Icelandic glossi a blaze, glys finery, Middle High German glosen to glow, German glosten to glimmer; perhaps akin to English glass .] 1. Brightness or luster of a body proceed...
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10. Gloss
    Gloss transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Glossed ; present participle & verbal noun Glossing .] To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gl...
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11. Gloss
    Gloss noun [ Middle English glose , French glose , Latin glossa a difficult word needing explanation, from Greek ... tongue, language, word needing explanation. Confer Gloze , Glossary , Glottis .] 1. ...
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12. Gloss
    Gloss (glŏs) transitive verb 1. To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate. 2. To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation. « Y...
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13. Gloss
    Gloss intransitive verb 1. To make comments; to comment; to explain. Dryden. 2. To make sly remarks, or insinuations. Prior.
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14. gloss
    1. Bbrightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss. 'It is no part . . . To set on the face of this cause any fairer gloss than the naked truth doth afford.' (Hooker) ... 2. A specious appearance; superficial qua...
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15. gloss
    noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
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16. gloss
    verb provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
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17. gloss
    verb give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
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18. gloss
    verb provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; `He annotated on what his teacher had written`
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19. Gloss
    • (v. t.) To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation. • (v. t.) To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth. • (n.) A false or specious explanation. • (n.) Brightness or lust...
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20. gloss
    (from the article `Romance languages`) From the 7th century onward, consciousness of linguistic change was strong enough to prompt scribes to gloss little-known words in earlier Latin ...
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21. gloss
    (from the article `papermaking`) ...of paper. The broad term finish refers to the general surface characteristics of the sheet. Smoothness refers to the absence of surface ...
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22. gloss
    gloss (s). glosses (pl) 1. A short definition, explanation, or translation of a word or phrase that may be unfamiliar to the reader, often located in a margin or collected in an appendix or glossary. 2. A brief explanatory note or translation of a difficult or technical expression usually inserted in the margin or between lines of a text o...
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23. Gloss
    - The amount of light reflected by the surface of the paper, relative to the smoothness of the paper.
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24. Gloss
    The luster or shininess of paints and coatings. Different types of gloss are frequently arbitrarily differentiated, such as sheen, distinctness-of-image gloss, etc. Trade practice recognizes the following gloss levels, in increasing order of gloss: flat (or matte)-- practically free from sheen, even...
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25. Gloss
    The sheen or reflectivity of a coating.
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