gloss

Summary

gloss is a property^[1]. gloss draws 729 Wikipedia views per month (property category, ranking #67 of 127).^[2]

Key Facts

• gloss's instance of is recorded as property^[3].
• gloss is a type of optical property^[4].
• gloss is a type of sheen^[5].
• gloss's Commons category is recorded as Gloss^[6].
• gloss is the opposite of matte^[7].
• gloss's facet of is recorded as optics^[8].
• gloss's has characteristic is recorded as specular reflection^[9].
• gloss's different from is recorded as luster^[10].
• gloss's different from is recorded as Glans^[11].
• gloss's different from is recorded as luster glaze^[12].
• gloss's different from is recorded as Glosa^[13].
• gloss's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[14].
• gloss's P14852 is recorded as 0000349^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

gloss's instance of is recorded as property^[3]. Recorded subclass of include optical property^[4] and sheen^[5]. gloss is the opposite of matte^[7].

Influence

Things named for gloss include augite^[16], a mineral species^[17]; stilpnomelane^[18], a mineral species^[19]; and augelite^[20], a mineral species^[21].

Why It Matters

gloss draws 729 Wikipedia views per month (property category, ranking #67 of 127).^[2] gloss has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] gloss is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

Entities named for gloss include augite^[16], a mineral species^[17]; stilpnomelane^[18], a mineral species^[19]; and augelite^[20], a mineral species^[21].