English Explanatory Dictionary

texture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
  2. The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts.
  3. An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface.
  4. The act or art of weaving.
  5. Something woven; a woven fabric; a web.
  6. A tissue.
verb
  1. To create or apply a texture.
adj
  1. Having an intense texture; with a texture that causes a strong (often positive) reaction.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɛkst͡ʃɚ/ /ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃɚ/ en-us-texture.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-texture.wav /ˈtekst͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Word forms

texture textures texturing textured more texture most texture

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

Related words

context pretext subtext texel text texton textual textural gender

Derived words

echotexture hypertexture intertexture macrotexture microtexture multitexture nanotexture open texture overspray surface texture retexture subtexture texturable textureless texture map texturewise texturisation texturise texturism texturist texturization texturize texturous
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