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

You still get that creamy texture, but with a little more tang, which ends up making everything else taste sharper and more defined.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 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

In fact, when describing the texture of a piece of music, two of the most important questions that need to be addressed are: is there counterpoint, and how important is it?

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones