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Texture

 
 
(′teks·chər)

(crystallography) The nature of the orientation, shape, and size of the small crystals in a polycrystalline solid.
(geology) The physical nature of the soil according to composition and particle size.
(petrology) The physical appearance or character of a rock; applied to the megascopic or microscopic surface features of a homogeneous rock or mineral aggregate, such as grain size, shape, and arrangement.


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Texture refers to the properties held and sensations caused by the external surface of objects received through the sense of touch. Texture is sometimes used to describe the feel of non-tactile sensations. Texture can also be termed as a pattern that has been scaled down (especially in case of two dimensional non-tactile textures) where the individual elements that go on to make the pattern not distinguishable.

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