rough texture

collocation in English

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rough
adjective
uk
/rʌf/us
/rʌf/
not even or smooth, often because of being in ...
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texture
noun
uk
/ˈteks.tʃər/us
/ˈteks.tʃɚ/
the quality of something that can be decided by touch; the degree to which something is rough or smooth, or soft ...
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(Definition ofroughandtexturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrough texture

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The wall of the buccal cavity is thick, with aroughtexture.
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Imagine a very active, ongoing,roughtexture, presented across the breadth of stereo space in many scratchy point-sources of varying intensity.
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Much of thisroughtextureis due to sublimation of buried ice.
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Trichomes on the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves give them aroughtexture.
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The edge of the cap is often irregular with split edges androughtexture.
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Their slightly curved shape androughtextureassist with dipping.
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The fruit has a veryroughtextureand is sometimes covered in brown hairs.
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They may be either round or somewhat compressed with a warted orroughtexture.
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Their dorsal scales are heavily keeled, giving the snake aroughtexture.
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Roughtexturemay allow more charcoal to adhere to the paper.
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The stems and foliage have sparse grayish hairs, giving them aroughtexture.
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The skin is covered with tiny dermal denticles that give the fish aroughtexture.
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They have aroughtextureand a visible white venation.
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Painted silver metal-flake with aroughtexture, they have a "mag-style" appearance.
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The branches have aroughtextureand retain leaf scars.
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Its barks color ranges from grey to brown and it has aroughtexture.
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Their thin skin rips easily, but has a veryroughtexture; hence their common name.
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Both the fronds and stipe are covered in small bumps, giving them aroughtexture.
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The surface has aroughtextureand is covered in granulations.
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Adults have a pitted, grooved carapace that resembles theroughtextureof water-logged drift wood.
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