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texture

[teks-cher] / ˈtɛks tʃər /


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They are typically made with refined fats, oils, sugars, starches, salts, and other additives designed to improve flavor, texture, and shelf life, often while lowering nutritional quality.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

She also suggests "adding layers of texture through cushions, throws and blankets" thinking about mixing materials like velvet, boucle or chunky knits.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Once solidified, it becomes a soft, elastic material with a texture comparable to that of a conventional balloon.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

White bed sheets are over: Bedding brands and retailers report strong sales growth for printed sheets as shoppers seek sets with more color, texture, and patterns.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The epithelial cells have the ability to constrict to change the absorption of light, controlling the subject’s color and texture on a cell-by-bell basis.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Her ongoing collaboration with producer Ovy On The Drums — they’re the same age, 35, both from Medellín — was transformative, combining clanging, tribal beats with liquid textures and a refined, champagne-like lightness.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

The record concludes with “Tyrants of the Mellow Moon,” a final ode to AutoTune with a circular chord production and unusual synth textures.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

For those who use art to help shade in the textures of their lives — as sticking points to shape a memory — there is no better place to do so than Letterboxd.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

Gigi Hadid walking the outdoor runway in a black feather cocoon was a visual delight, with all looks showcasing flowing designs in a variety of textures and colours.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

They were filled with rolled white threads in many different widths and textures.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

But the characterizations are too flimsy, the world only moderately textured.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

“Inspired by Balinese architecture and thoughtfully reimagined through a distinctly Californian lens, the residence celebrates natural materials, soaring timber ceilings, expansive walls of glass, and raw, textured stone,” the listing description notes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

The Grade II listed building divided opinion when it first opened but is now widely regarded as a landmark of brutalist architecture, with its textured concrete, riverside terraces and three auditoriums.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Instead of allowing NIR photons to pass straight through the thin silicon layer, the textured surface scatters the light repeatedly, increasing the likelihood that the silicon absorbs it.

From Science Daily May 26, 2026

Its blade was dark, inelegant; the textured skin that covered the hilt was nearly black, as though many hands had held it over the decades.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

"We think this texturing is a strong candidate for everyday use and we're ready to partner with companies to refine it for large-scale manufacturing," she said.

From Science Daily Apr. 22, 2026

“The texturing on the Lego brick does a really good job of antialiasing.”

From The Verge Aug. 20, 2022

“There was a certain amount of resiliency that made the texturing, I thought, ‘Wow that is what I had been missing,’ ” Jackson remembered.

From Seattle Times Dec. 24, 2020

The bust was then digitally scanned for a complex animation process that combined the facial movement capture of an actor, skin texturing and shading.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2018

Art concepts include modeling, texturing, organic and inorganic work and unwrapping – which Gaber describes as figuring out where lines will go for filling in, "kind of like paint by numbers."

From US News Jan. 25, 2016




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