English Dictionary
◊ STRAIGHTNESS
straightness
n 1: of hair: lack of a tendency to curl [ant: {curliness}]
2: freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles [ant: {crookedness}]
3: trueness of course toward a goal: "rivaling a hawk in
directness of aim" [syn: {directness}] [ant: {indirectness}]
4: having honest intentions; "he acted in good faith"; "doubt
was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants"
[syn: {good faith}]
5: a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of
the opposite sex [syn: {heterosexuality}, {heterosexualism}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN BRIGHTNESS?
brightness
(Or "tone", "luminance", "value", "luminosity",
"lightness") The coordinate in the {HSB} {colour model} that
determines the total amount of light in the colour. Zero
brightness is black and 100% is white, intermediate values are
"light" or "dark" colours.
The other coordinates are {hue} and {saturation}.
(1999-07-05)