subtexture

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noun

A texture that is part of another texture.

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Meanings

nounsubtexture (plural subtextures)

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

Origin

From sub- + texture.

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APA

subtexture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtexture

MLA

“subtexture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtexture. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtexture,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtexture.

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