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texture.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɛkst͡ʃɚ/Canada, General-American/ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃɚ/Canada, General-American

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

    countable · uncountable
    The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth.

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

    countable · uncountable
    The piece of music had a mainly homophonic texture.

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

    countable · uncountable

  4. The act or art of weaving.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable

  5. Something woven; a woven fabric; a web.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable

  6. A tissue.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti Proto-Italic *teksō? Latin texō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin textūrabor. Middle French texturebor. English texture 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.

verb/ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɛkst͡ʃɚ/Canada, General-American/ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃɚ/Canada, General-American

  1. To create or apply a texture.

    Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall.
    The floor here is invisible because the game's devs forgot to texture it.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti Proto-Italic *teksō? Latin texō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin textūrabor. Middle French texturebor. English texture 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.

adj/ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɛkst͡ʃɚ/Canada, General-American/ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃɚ/Canada, General-American

  1. Having an intense texture; with a texture that causes a strong (often positive) reaction.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti Proto-Italic *teksō? Latin texō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin textūrabor. Middle French texturebor. English texture 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.

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