glossmeter
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11 sectionsContents
- History
- Construction
- Measurement and angle selection
- Gloss units
- Standards
- Calibration
- Development
- Applications
- See also
- References
- External links
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A glossmeter (also gloss meter) is an instrument which is used to measure specular reflection gloss of a surface. Gloss is determined by projecting a beam of light at a fixed intensity and angle onto a surface and measuring the amount of reflected light at an equal but opposite angle.