luciul
Luciul is a Romanian noun meaning gloss, luster, or sheen. It denotes the reflective quality of a surface, typically smooth and polished, that reflects light to produce brightness. In design and manufacturing, luciul refers to finishes that give a surface a shiny appearance, such as lacquer, glaze, varnish, or careful polishing. Surfaces may have a high luciu, a moderate luciu, or a low luciu, depending on how strongly they reflect light.
In materials such as ceramics, metal, glass, wood, and plastics, the level of luciu is a key
Luciul can also be used metaphorically to denote polish, refinement, or clarity in non-material contexts. For
Etymology: luciu derives from the Romanian root luc-, related to light and brightness, with the suffix -iu
See also: strălucire, luciu (as a general term for gloss), finisaj lucios, finisaj mat.