Texture may refer to:
Science and technology
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Image texture, the spatial arrangement of color or intensities in an image
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Surface texture, the smoothness, roughness, or bumpiness of the surface of an object
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Texture (roads), road surface characteristics with waves shorter than road roughness
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Texture (cosmology), a theoretical topological defect in the structure of spacetime
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Crystallographic texture, distribution of crystallographic orientations in a polycrystalline material
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Texture (geology)
In geology, texture or rock microstructure refers to the relationship between the materials of which a rock is composed. The broadest textural classes are crystalline (in which the components are intergrown and interlocking crystals), fragmental ...
, a physical appearance or character of a rock
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Texture mapping
Texture mapping is a term used in computer graphics to describe how 2D images are projected onto 3D models. The most common variant is the UV unwrap, which can be described as an inverse paper cutout, where the surfaces of a 3D model are cut ap ...
, a bitmap image applied to a surface in computer graphics
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Soil texture
Soil texture is a soil classification, classification instrument used both in the field and laboratory to determine soil classes based on their physical texture. Soil texture can be determined using qualitative methods such as texture by feel, and ...
, a relative proportion of grain sizes of a soil
Arts
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Texture (visual arts)
In the visual arts, texture refers to the perceived surface quality of a work of art. It is an element found in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional designs, and it is characterized by its visual and physical properties. The use of ''tex ...
, an element of design and its application in art
Music
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Texture (music)
In music, texture is how the tempo and the melodic and harmonic materials are combined in a musical composition, determining the overall quality of the sound in a piece. The texture is often described in regard to the density, or thickness, and ...
, an overall sound created by the interaction of aspects of a piece of music
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''Textures'' (album), a 1989 album by Brian Eno
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Textures (band), a metal band from the Netherlands, who formed in 2001 in Tilburg
Other uses
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Texture (app)
Texture (previously known as Next Issue) was a digital magazine app launched in 2012. The service had a subscription service, monthly subscription fee that gave readers access to over 200 magazines. The service was established by Next Issue Media ...
, a digital app giving access to magazines
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Food texture or mouthfeel
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