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Re: On obscure color conversions.
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Tue, 24 Oct 2000 16:17:06 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Jeff Boen writes:
> As long as we're taking the time to be official, we should also be correct.
> "Trans" color names shouldn't be short for "Transparent" because transparent
> means a lack of color. The "Trans" should be short for "Translucent" which
> means letting light partially through. The only (sort of) "transparent" lego
> are clear bricks.. so Trans-Orange, Trans-Red, etc. are actually "Translucent
> Orange" or "Translucent Red"
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> :)
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> Just my nitpick, I'm a stickler for semantics
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> J
That's not the way I learned the difference between transparent and
translucent. So, I dug out my mini dictionary and looked 'em up:
Transparent: "Capable of transmitting light so that objects and images beyond
can be clearly perceived."
Translucent: "Admitting and diffusing light so that objects beyond cannot be
cleary perceived."
So, "transparent red" is accurate, since you can still clearly see through
it...
JohnG, GMLTC
(I suppose I should give credit for the definitions: They're from
my "Webster's II New Riverside Dictionary".)
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