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Texture vs Primer - What's the difference?

texture | primer |

As adjectives the difference between texture and primer

is that texture is textured while primer is (obsolete) first; original; primary.

As a verb texture

is .

As a noun primer is

an elementary textbook introducing a topic, or teaching basic concepts.

texture

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
  • The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth.
  • (arts) The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts.
  • The piece of music had a mainly smooth texture .
  • (computer graphics) An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface,
  • (obsolete) The act or art of weaving.
  • (Sir Thomas Browne)
  • (obsolete) Something woven; a woven fabric; a web.
  • * Thomson
  • Others, apart far in the grassy dale, / Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave.
    (Milton)
  • (biology, obsolete) A tissue.
  • Verb

    (textur)
  • to create or apply a texture
  • ''Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall.

    primer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An elementary textbook introducing a topic, or teaching basic concepts.
  • An elementary book for teaching children to learn the alphabet and to read, write and spell.
  • New Latin Primer (an introductory grammar, published 2008)
  • (biology) A single-stranded nucleic acid molecule required for the of a DNA molecule.
  • Any substance used to start a fire.
  • A small charge that burns furiously when given sufficient electrical current () that ignites the main combustable substances in explosives or ammunition.
  • A layer of paint designed to underlay a topcoat, used to enhance the adhesion and durability of the topcoat and help in protection of the surface.
  • A device used to circulate gasoline into the ignition chamber of an engine.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) First; original; primary.
  • * Drayton
  • the primer English kings

    Derived terms

    * primer fine * primer seizin English heteronyms ----