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German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | | German term or phrase: Lichthaftigkeit | "eine - wie der räumliche Klang - aus der Fläche herausmodellierte Struktur von Dichte, Tiefe, ***Lichthaftigkeit*** und innerer Bewegung, die über eine kalkulierte Bildtektonik hinauswächst."
From the description of a series of paintings. The rest of the text and samples of the paintings can be found under the following link:
http://www.guenter-malchow.de/pdf/Katalog_web_stromata.pdf
(This sentence is on page 5 of the PDF.) |
| | | luminosity | Explanation:
That's what first came to my mind.. I am not sure if this really fits here, though...
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Note added at 12 mins (2011-07-18 06:47:40 GMT)
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I also would suggest: sheen and luminosity, or simply sheen.
http://www.ehow.com/info_8444459_silk-curtain-materials.html |
| Selected response from:
 Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
Local time: 18:57
| Grading comment Thank you very much to both answerers. I chose "luminosity" in the end.
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11 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +5 luminosity
Explanation:
That's what first came to my mind.. I am not sure if this really fits here, though...
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Note added at 12 mins (2011-07-18 06:47:40 GMT)
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I also would suggest: sheen and luminosity, or simply sheen.
http://www.ehow.com/info_8444459_silk-curtain-materials.html
| | | Grading comment | Thank you very much to both answerers. I chose "luminosity" in the end. |
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