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Surface texture

Scope note

Tactile and sometimes visual quality of a surface given to it by the size, shape, arrangement, and proportions of its minute parts, such as granules, particles, threads, or brushstrokes.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000219406

Broader Terms used

texture

Term used for

texture, surface

Created

13yrs ago

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