Meaning of 'texture'

Meaning of 'texture' (Webster Dictionary)

1. Texture

[ n.]

- The act or art of weaving.
- That which woven; a woven fabric; a web.
- The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or other slender bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth or of a spider's web.
- 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.
- A tissue. See Tissue.

2. Texture

[ v. t.]

- To form a texture of or with; to interweave.

Meaning of 'texture' (Princeton's WordNet)

1. texture

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)

Example in sentence:

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

Meaning (2):
- the essential quality of something

Example in sentence:

the texture of Neapolitan life

Meaning (3):
- the feel of a surface or a fabric

Example in sentence:

the wall had a smooth texture

Meaning (4):
- the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together

Example in sentence:

then another melodic line is added to the texture

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Meaning of 'texture' (Webster Dictionary)

Meaning of 'texture' (Princeton's WordNet)

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