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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestexture
Pronunciation / Transliteration: teks.tyʁ
"La texture de ce gâteau est incroyablement légère."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.
"The bread had a crusty texture on the outside and a soft crumb inside." - 2
The distinctive physical composition or structure of something, especially with regard to the size and relation of its parts.
"The geologist analyzed the fine texture of the volcanic rock."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'textura', meaning 'a web, structure, or texture', from 'texere', meaning 'to weave'. Entering the English language in the late 15th century, the term initially referred literally to the weaving or structure of fabrics before expanding metaphorically to describe the tactile surface quality of any physical object and the structural composition of literary or musical works.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Texture" is said worldwide
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texture
Transliteration: teks.tyʁ
"La texture de ce gâteau est incroyablement légère."
Textur
Transliteration: tɛksˈtuːɐ̯
"Die Textur des Holzes war glatt und poliert."
consistenza
Transliteration: kon.sisˈtɛn.tsa
"Mi piace la consistenza croccante di questa verdura."
textura
Transliteration: teksˈtu.ɾa
"La tela tiene una textura muy suave."
textura
Transliteration: teksˈtu.ɾɐ
"A textura da pintura a óleo é espessa e rica."
नावट
Transliteration: navat
"इस कपड़े कीनावट बहुत नरम है।"
质地
Transliteration: zhì dì
"这种纸张的质地非常好。"
질감
Transliteration: jil-gam
"이 가전제품은 독특한 질감을 가지고 있다."
質感
Transliteration: shitsukan
"その木材は滑らかな質感でした。"
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