What is the meaning of texture?

noun

  • The feel of a surface or a fabric.
    • usage: "the wall had a smooth texture"
  • The essential quality of something.
    • usage: "the texture of Neapolitan life"
  • The musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together.
    • usage: "then another melodic line is added to the texture"
  • The characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality.
  • The physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance. )
    • usage: "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain"
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APAWordNet. (2010). texture. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/texture/definitions/1211085
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "texture" http://smartdefine.org/texture/definitions/1211085 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, texture, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/texture/definitions/1211085>.
MLAWordNet. "texture" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/texture/definitions/1211085>
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