texture
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The way light is emitted at different angles depends on surface texture, which can reveal whether the surface is smooth rock or rough, powdery material.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
Words become a texture of stasis, as when “winding” and “whirring” are repeated multiple times to describe Thorn Rose’s climb to the turret where she finds the fatal spindle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The lighting is varied, treated as another texture in the space, palpable and rich.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
A milk-based dessert similar in appearance to a blancmange, the pudding uses carrageen moss – a type of seaweed found in coastal areas – to give it a gelatinous texture.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Below you will find some of the formal terms musicians use to describe texture.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing texture
Earth Science - Middle School
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Structure and Properties of Matter - Middle School
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Rocks and Minerals - Introductory
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