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English noun: texture | |||
| 1. | texture (attribute) the feel of a surface or a fabric | ||
| Samples | The wall had a smooth texture. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feel, tactile property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | nap, raggedness, roughness, smoothness | ||
| Attribute | coarse, fine, harsh | ||
| 2. | texture (cognition) the essential quality of something | ||
| Samples | The texture of Neapolitan life. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | character, lineament, quality | ||
| 3. | texture (attribute) the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together | ||
| Samples | Then another melodic line is added to the texture. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | musicality, musicalness | ||
| 4. | texture (attribute) the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | visual property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | grain, marbleisation, marbleising, marbleization, marbleizing | ||
| Domain category | beaux arts, fine arts | ||
| 5. | texture (attribute) the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) | ||
| Samples | Breadfruit has the same texture as bread. Sand of a fine grain. Fish with a delicate flavor and texture. A stone of coarse grain. | ||
| Synonyms | grain | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | composition, constitution, make-up, makeup, physical composition | ||
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