texture
The feel or shape of a surface or substanceThe feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
» This material has a rough texture.
Этот материал имеет грубую текстуру.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth.
Textur
строе́ниеstrojénije, структу́раstruktúra, тексту́раtekstúra
тексту́раtekstúra
the feel of a surface or a fabric
(countable, uncountable)The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts.
The piece of music had a mainly homophonic texture.
(countable, uncountable)An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface.
Textur
тексту́раtekstúra
the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act or art of weaving.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Something woven; a woven fabric; a web.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A tissue.
Examples
49 sentencesThis material has a rough texture.
ruЭтот материал имеет грубую текстуру.
Sea urchin has a slimy texture.
deEin Seeigel hat eine schleimige Textur.
Avocados have a unique buttery texture.
Figs have a somewhat weird texture.
Figs have a soft texture flesh.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, textureBorrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura.
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Forms
plural: texturesSynonyms
1 synonyms- the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance):grain
Word family
28 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable