'Texture' definitions:
Definition of 'texture'
(from WordNet)
noun
The feel of a surface or a fabric; "the wall had a smooth texture"
noun
The essential quality of something; "the texture of Neapolitan life"
noun
The musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together; "then another melodic line is added to the texture"
noun
The characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality
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" [syn: texture, grain]
Definition of 'Texture'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Texture'
From: GCIDE
- Texture \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which woven; a woven fabric; a web. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Others, apart far in the grassy dale, Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or other slender bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth or of a spider's web. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Biol.) A tissue. See Tissue. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'texture'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anatomy,
- arabesque,
- architectonics,
- architecture,
- arrangement,
- basketry,
- basketwork,
- being,
- braiding,
- build,
- building,
- cancellation,
- character,
- cloth,
- composition,
- configuration,
- conformation,
- consistency,
- constitution,
- construction,
- creation,
- cross-hatching,
- crossing-out,
- drapery,
- enlacement,
- entwinement,
- entwining,
- essentiality,
- etoffe,
- fabric,
- fabrication,
- fashion,
- fashioning,
- features,
- feel,
- felt,
- fiber,
- filigree,
- forging,
- form,
- format,
- formation,
- frame,
- framework,
- fret,
- fretwork,
- getup,
- goods,
- grain,
- grate,
- grating,
- grid,
- gridiron,
- grille,
- grillwork,
- hachure,
- hatching,
- interknitting,
- interlacement,
- interlacery,
- interlacing,
- intertexture,
- interthreading,
- intertieing,
- intertwinement,
- intertwining,
- intertwisting,
- interweavement,
- interweaving,
- knitting,
- lace,
- lacery,
- lacework,
- lacing,
- lattice,
- latticework,
- make,
- makeup,
- making,
- manufacture,
- material,
- mesh,
- meshes,
- meshwork,
- mold,
- molding,
- napery,
- nature,
- net,
- netting,
- network,
- organic structure,
- organism,
- organization,
- pattern,
- patterning,
- physique,
- plaiting,
- plan,
- plexure,
- plexus,
- production,
- raddle,
- rag,
- reticle,
- reticulation,
- reticule,
- reticulum,
- riddle,
- scheme,
- screen,
- screening,
- setup,
- shape,
- shaping,
- sieve,
- silk,
- structure,
- structuring,
- stuff,
- substance,
- surface,
- tectonics,
- textile,
- textile fabric,
- tissu,
- tissue,
- tracery,
- trellis,
- trelliswork,
- twining,
- twisting,
- warp and woof,
- warpage,
- wattle,
- weave,
- weaving,
- web,
- webbing,
- webwork,
- weft,
- weftage,
- wicker,
- wickerwork,
- woof,
- wool,
- wreathing