| texture | 1. The act or art of weaving. 2. That which woven; a woven fabric; a web. "Others, apart far in the grassy dale, Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave." (Thomson) 3. The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or other slender bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth or of a spider's web. 4. The disposition of the several parts of any body in connection with each other, or the manner in which the constituent parts are united; structure; as, the texture of earthy substances or minerals; the texture of a plant or a bone; the texture of paper; a loose or compact texture. 5. <biology> A tissue. See Tissue. Origin: L. Textura, fr. Texere, textum, to weave: cf. F. Texture. See Text. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| soil texture | The relative proportions of the various sizes of particles (silt, sand and clay) in a soil. (09 Oct 1997) |
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