TEXTURE

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”

texture

(noun) the feel of a surface or a fabric; “the wall had a smooth texture”

texture

(noun) the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality

texture

(noun) the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together; “then another melodic line is added to the texture”

texture

(noun) the essential quality of something; “the texture of Neapolitan life”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

texture (countable and uncountable, plural textures)

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

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

(computer graphics) An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface.

(obsolete) The act or art of weaving.

(obsolete) Something woven; a woven fabric; a web.

(biology, obsolete) A tissue.

Verb

texture (third-person singular simple present textures, present participle texturing, simple past and past participle textured)

to create or apply a texture

Source: Wiktionary

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Tex"ture, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: A tissue. See Tissue.

Tex"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Textured; p. pr. & vb. n. Texturing.]

Definition: To form a texture of or with; to interweave. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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