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texture

noun · verb

Simple meaning

The feel of a surface or a fabric.

Pronunciation

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tehkscher

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈtɛkstʃɚ

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. The feel of a surface or a fabric

    “The wall had a smooth texture.”

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

  3. computer graphics

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

  4. art

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

verb

  1. To create or apply a texture.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: The feel of a surface or a fabric

Used this way, texture is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Heard in a sentence
“The wall had a smooth texture.”
Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use texture

  • “The wall had a smooth texture.”noun
  • “Breadfruit has the same texture as bread.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Image / characteristic

rough texture

Given

texture mapping

Other combinations

surface texturedifferent texturecoarse texturesoft texturetexture analysissmooth texture

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