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Definitions for textureˈtɛks tʃər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tex•tureˈtɛks tʃər(n.; v.)-tured, -tur•ing.

  1. (n.)the characteristic physical structure given to a material, an object, etc., by the size, shape, and arrangement of its parts:

    soil of a sandy texture.

  2. the characteristic structure of the threads, fibers, etc., that make up a textile fabric:

    coarse texture.

    Category: Textiles

  3. essential or characteristic quality; essence.

  4. the visual and tactile quality of the surface of a work of art resulting from the way in which the materials are used.

    Category: Fine Arts

  5. the quality given, as to a musical work, by the combination or interrelation of parts or elements.

  6. a rough or grainy surface quality.

  7. anything produced by weaving; woven fabric.

    Category: Textiles

  8. (v.t.)to give texture or a particular texture to.

  9. to make by or as if by weaving.

Origin of texture:

1400–50; late ME < L textūra web =text(us), ptp. of texere to weave +-ūra -ure

tex′tur•al•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. texture(noun)

    the feel of a surface or a fabric

    "the wall had a smooth texture"

  2. texture(noun)

    the essential quality of something

    "the texture of Neapolitan life"

  3. texture(noun)

    the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together

    "then another melodic line is added to the texture"

  4. texture(noun)

    the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality

  5. texture, grain(noun)

    the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)

    "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. texture(noun)ˈtɛks tʃər

    the way sth feels to touch

    I don't like the texture of octopus.; a rough/smooth texture

Wiktionary

  1. texture(Noun)

    The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.

    The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth.

  2. texture(Noun)

    The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts.

    The piece of music had a mainly smooth texture.

  3. texture(Noun)

    An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface,

  4. texture(Verb)

    to create or apply a texture

    Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall.

    5. Origin: From texture, from textura, from texere, past participle textus; see text.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Texture(noun)

    the act or art of weaving

  2. Texture(noun)

    that which woven; a woven fabric; a web

  3. Texture(noun)

    the disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or other slender bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth or of a spider's web

  4. Texture(noun)

    the disposition of the several parts of any body in connection with each other, or the manner in which the constituent parts are united; structure; as, the texture of earthy substances or minerals; the texture of a plant or a bone; the texture of paper; a loose or compact texture

  5. Texture(noun)

    a tissue. See Tissue

  6. Texture(verb)

    to form a texture of or with; to interweave

Translations for texture

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

texture(noun)

the way something feels when touched, eaten etc

the texture of wood, stone, skin etc.

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