deglossing

Stripping surface luster

Deglossing is removing the shiny finish from a surface, typically to prepare it for painting or refinishing.

Paint adheres better to a slightly roughened surface than to a glossy one.

You can degloss by sanding lightly or applying a liquid deglosser: Make sure to degloss the cabinets before priming.

translation

localization

Adapting for specific markets

adaptationFitting to new conditions
transcreationCulturally adaptive translation process
equivalenceState of being equal

rendering · back-translation · calque · glossary · bilingual · fidelity · contextualization · idiomatic · culturalization · transliteration

annotation

interlinear

Between lines of text

annotationAdded explanatory comment
marginaliaNotes in page edges
commentaryExplanatory remarks on events

exegesis · apparatus · footnote · superscript · crib · parsing · tagging · markup · metalinguistic · morpheme

simplification

clarification

Making meaning plain

demystifyExplain something confusing
accessibleAble to be reached
streamlineRemove unnecessary elements

unravel · decode · disentangle · distill · elucidate · explicate · paraphrase · restate · unpack · render

Opposites

surface finish/sheen

deglossingglossing

Adding shine or smoothing

polishing · buffing · burnishing · shining · lacquering

surface preparation purpose

deglossingfinishing

Bringing to completion

topcoating · sealing

surface texture goal

deglossingpolishing

Smoothing by friction

smoothing · refinishing · resurfacing

Family

gloss, glossy, glossier, glossiest, glossily, glossiness, glosses, glossed, glossing

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