Appearance

Description

The visual impression of an object or material. Appearance is described in terms of size, shape, Color, Texture, reflectivity, transparency, and Opacity.

Authority

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998