About The Word Texture
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Texture
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What's The Definition Of Texture?
[n] the feel of a surface or a fabric; "the wall had a smooth texture"
[n] (fine arts) the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality [n] the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together; "then another melodic line is added to the texture" [n] the essential quality of something; "the texture of Neapolitan life" Synonyms | Synonyms for Texture: Related Terms | Find terms related to Texture: See Also | character | feel | grain | lineament | marbleisation | marbleising | marbleization | marbleizing | musicality | musicalness | nap | quality | roughness | smoothness | tactile property | visual property Texture In Webster's Dictionary \Tex"ture\, n. [L. textura, fr. texere, textum, to
weave: cf. F. texture. See {Text}.]
1. The act or art of weaving. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
2. That which woven; a woven fabric; a web. --Milton.
Others, apart far in the grassy dale, Or roughening
waste, their humble texture weave. --Thomson.
3. The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or
other slender bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth
or of a spider's web.
4. 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. (Biol.) A tissue. See {Tissue}.
\Tex"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Textured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Texturing}.] To form a texture of or with; to interweave. [R.] |
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