texture
has definitions from the fields of fine art,music
|
|
1 |
[ noun ] the feel of a surface or a fabric
Examples "the wall had a smooth texture" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)Softness is found in crushed textures . In the tintable group are high and little heels , squared and oval throats , and shantung like textures . Spectators in white crush textures dip toe and heel in smooth black , navy and taffy tan . At the left is a pair of dressy straw pumps in a light , but crisp texture . (Chicago Daily Tribune...)Hindemith 's joust with Weber tunes was a considerably more serious misfortune , for it demands translucent textures , buoyant rhythms , and astringent wit . Related terms |
2 |
[ noun ] the essential quality of something
Examples "the texture of Neapolitan life" Used in print (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)Into the texture of this tapestry of history and human drama Henrietta , as every artist delights to do , wove strands of her own intuitive insights into human nature and - especially in the remarkable story of the attraction and conflict between two so disparate and fervent characters as this pair - into the relations of men and women : `` In their relations , she was the giver and he the receiver , nay the demander . (Newton Stallknecht, "Ideas and Literature," in Newton S...)But the historian of literature need not confine his attention to biography or to stylistic questions of form , `` texture '' , or technique . Again , he may discover embodied within its texture a theme or idea that has been presented elsewhere and at other times in various ways . Related terms |
3 |
[ noun ] (music) the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together
Examples "then another melodic line is added to the texture" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)From the technical standpoint , records differ from live music to the degree that they fail to convey the true color , texture , complexity , range , intensity , pulse , and pitch of the original . Related terms |
4 |
[ noun ] (fine arts) the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality
Related terms |
* |
|