texture

«texture» in Mova's school dictionary: how something feels when you touch it, such as rough… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (texture, a texture, textures); verb (texture, textures, textured, texturing)

meaning for a pupil

1) Texture is how something feels when you touch it, such as rough, smooth, bumpy or soft. tree →

2) Texture is also how food feels in your mouth, like crunchy, chewy or creamy. tree →

3) In art and music, texture means the way different parts or layers are put together to make a surface or sound feel rich or simple. tree →

4) To texture something means to give it a rough or patterned surface. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on materials and properties (rough, smooth); in art, rubbings and making textures with paint; in cooking, the texture of food; in music, thick or thin texture; phrases: rough texture, smooth texture, add texture.

examples

• Sandpaper has a rough texture. tree →
• The texture of a peach is soft and fuzzy. tree →
• I don't like the texture of mushrooms. tree →
• We made bark rubbings to show texture in art. tree →
• The cake had a light, fluffy texture. tree →
• The artist textured the wall with a sponge. tree →
• Silk has a smooth, slippery texture. tree →
• Their robes were like those worn by mortals, but were perfect in form and much finer in texture. tree →

note

Countable or uncountable: «a smooth texture», «it has lots of texture». It is about feel (touch) more than colour. Past: textured.

In the corpora

• Every kitchen is a chemistry lab: heat, acid and water change food into new substances with new tastes, smells and textures.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «texture» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.