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sheen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | luster, lustre, shininess |
| Type of | effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine |
| Derivation | sheeny |
Examples of sheen
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Sheen may not be making money off of his Twitter celebrity, but Twitter sure is.
From the theatlantic.com
Some had a metallic sheen, while others had soft hues of peach, yellow or green.
From the delawareonline.com
Sheen was recently released from rehab with strict instructions to take it easy.
From the hepburnadvocate.com.au
A dark overcast day suddenly turns into a silvery sheen of monochromatic wonder.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Sheen is just awesome for revealing what makes conspiracy theorists so pathetic.
From the infowars.com
The finish we have chosen has less sheen than most of the paints they recommend.
From the dailyherald.com
A small amount of debris remains around the wreck, as well as a light oil sheen.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The resulting white sheen would have been striking and visible for miles around.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The memories acquire a patina, a sheen they didn't have when we were growing up.
From the time.com
- Shininess: the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
- Splendor; radiance; shininess; To shine; to glisten; beautiful, good-looking, attractive; radiant; shiny
- This effect resembles luster, and is caused by light reflection from inclusions or texture inside the gem. Luster is light reflected from the surface of the gem and sheen is reflection from inside the gemstone.
- The gloss or flatness of a film when viewed at a low angle.
- The principal feature of the Satin mutation. A bright, natural luster attributed to the unique structure of the guard hair shaft. Having a glass-like transparent hair shell with the ability to reflect light. Sometimes used in error to describe fur condition on a normal fur.
- The pleasant shine on couverture and eating chocolate. High-quality chocolate usually has a bright sheen. A chalky face may be an indication of poor quality. ...
- In wood finishing, degree of luster of a dried film.
- A specular reflectance taken at a low angle, usually 85 degrees.
- Production of the colours of the rainbow by the fractioning of light caused by thin films of silvery hydrocarbons a few microns thick.
