texture — English Dictionary

Noun

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

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

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

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

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   The piece of music had a mainly homophonic texture.

3. An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   The videocard is responsible for drawing every polygon, texture, and particle effect in every game you play.

4. The act or art of weaving.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Obsolete
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   Skins, although a natural habit unto all before the invention of texture, was something more unto Adam.

5. Something woven; a woven fabric; a web.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Obsolete
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   Others, apart far in the grassy dale, / Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave.

   Of richest texture spread

6. A tissue.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Obsolete
   • Uncountable

Verb

1. To create or apply a texture.

   Examples

   Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall.

   The floor here is invisible because the game's devs forgot to texture it.

Adjective

1. Having an intense texture; with a texture that causes a strong (often positive) reaction.

   Usage

   • Slang

   Examples

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   I may suck at it, but when I get the nail polish *juuuust right* ¶ gosh, its just so texture~ ¶ whaaaat? noo, Im totally not autistic and stimming with every comfortable texture I can

   I was hesitant about biting a piece of paper. "W-What if I get a papercut on my tongue?" ¶ "Flower, do you honestly think that the Compact uses paper that sophonts can injure themselves with? […

   i like doing my makeup but i hate how it makes my skin feels after omg its so...texture whats it called ¶ it just isnt smooth anymore omg FUCK U

   Augh... Your art style is so texture it makes me stim

Noun

1. the feel of a surface or a fabric

   Broader terms

   tactile propertyfeel

   Examples

   the wall had a smooth texture

2. the essential quality of something

   Broader terms

   qualitycharacterlineament

   Examples

   the texture of Neapolitan life

3. the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together

   Broader terms

   musicalitymusicalness

   Examples

   then another melodic line is added to the texture

4. the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality

   Broader terms

   visual property

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

   Synonyms

   grain

   Broader terms

   constitutioncompositionphysical compositionmakeupmake-up

   Examples

   breadfruit has the same texture as bread

   sand of a fine grain

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   fish with a delicate flavor and texture

   a stone of coarse grain