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subtexture

subtexture noun: a texture that is part of another texture.

Noun

subtexture (plural subtextures)

  1. A texture that is part of another texture.
    • Their modeling can be simplified if they are considered composites of simpler subtextures. After an initial, unsupervised segmentation of the composite texture into subtextures, it can be described at two levels.2008, Majid Mirmehdi, Handbook of Texture Analysis, page 281

Forms of subtexture

pluralsubtextures

Origin of subtexture

From sub- + texture.

Questions about subtexture

What does subtexture mean?
Subtexture means a texture that is part of another texture.
What part of speech is subtexture?
Subtexture is a noun.
What is the plural of subtexture?
The plural of subtexture is subtextures.

Words near subtexture in the dictionary

  1. subtextualize
  2. subtextualized
  3. subtextualizes
  4. subtextualizing
  5. subtextually
  6. subtexture
  7. subtextures
  8. subthalami
  9. subthalamic
  10. subthalamically
  11. subthalamonigral

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