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{
"term": "texture",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the way a surface, substance or piece of cloth feels when you touch it, for example how rough, smooth, hard or soft it is",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the soft texture of velvet"
},
{
"text": "She uses a variety of different colours and textures in her wall hangings."
},
{
"text": "The method used will vary with the soil texture and climate."
},
{
"text": "The cloth was rough in texture."
},
{
"text": "the gritty texture of sand"
},
{
"text": "She pays great attention to the surface texture of her paintings."
},
{
"text": "the movie's stunning visual texture"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["dense", "firm", "thick"],
"verb + texture": ["have", "feel", "add"],
"preposition": ["in texture", "with a… texture"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the way food or drink tastes or feels in your mouth, for example whether it is rough, smooth, light, heavy, etc.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The two cheeses were very different in both taste and texture."
},
{
"text": "The white beans give the soup a wonderful creamy texture."
},
{
"text": "The coffee is well balanced, with great depth of flavour and a rich, velvety texture."
},
{
"text": "Sponge cakes have a light texture."
},
{
"text": "the chewy texture of Portobello mushrooms"
}
],
"topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["dense", "firm", "thick"],
"verb + texture": ["have", "feel", "add"],
"preposition": ["in texture", "with a… texture"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the way that different parts of a piece of music or literature are combined to create a final impression",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the rich texture of the symphony"
},
{
"text": "a piece of music with a dense choral texture"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["dense", "firm", "thick"],
"verb + texture": ["have", "feel", "add"],
"preposition": ["in texture", "with a… texture"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtekstʃə(r)/",
"audio": "te/texture/texture__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtekstʃər/",
"audio": "te/texture/texture__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (denoting a woven fabric or something resembling this): from Latin textura ‘weaving’, from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere."
}