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Geometric
Center. The precise center point of an object where the
lateral, longitudinal,
and vertical axes come
together. Since some objects can rotate or move about a point
other than the geometric center, this may or may not be the
same point as the center of rotation (i.e. the point
where the three axes of motion
meet). See also Axes of Motion,
Axes of Rotation.
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Geometric
Solid. A three-dimensional area of space enclosed by either
a curved surface or a series of flat surfaces that are joined
together at the edges (i.e. a "closed" surface). Geometric
solids include cubes, cylinders,
prisms, cones,
pyramids, spheres, and polyhedrons
(or “polyhedra”).
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Gores.
A portion of the development
of a sphere. A gore is also known as a lune.
Since a sphere has compound curves, it cannot be precisely developed.
The process of creating gores or lunes permits the surface of
a sphere to be approximated as a series of flat patterns. This
process is commonly used to create globes from printed paper
parts.
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Grayscale.
An image format for storing digital photographs, images, or
scans that displays the image in black, white, and shades of
gray but not color. One of two possible formats for storing
non-color images in digital form. The other option is called
Monochrome. See also Bitmap
Image, CMYK, Image
File, Monochrome, RGB.
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Guides.
Parallel lines appearing
on the screen of a computer illustration program. Guides replace
horizontal and vertical construction
lines traditionally drawn by the draftsman on paper using
a parallel rule and t-square. See also Custom
Guides.
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