what may describe the color,texture,mass,or weight of a material.
physical properties
One usually uses numbers for mass and weight, and adjectives for color and texture.
There is a long discussion of adjectives for texture at
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=8259
The color, texture, mass, or weight of a material can be described using various scientific and sensory methods. Here's how you can determine or describe each property:
1. Color: Color can be determined by using a colorimeter or a spectrophotometer. These devices measure the wavelength of light reflected or absorbed by the material and provide precise color values. Alternatively, you can use your eyes and compare the material to a known color chart or standard.
2. Texture: Texture refers to the tactile feel or surface characteristics of a material. It can be described using words like smooth, rough, bumpy, gritty, soft, etc. Simply touching the material with your hands and observing its surface can give you an idea of its texture.
3. Mass: Mass refers to the amount of matter contained in an object and is typically measured using a balance or a scale. To determine the mass of a material, place it on a calibrated balance or scale and wait until the reading stabilizes. The value displayed will be the mass of the material, usually measured in grams or kilograms.
4. Weight: Weight is the force exerted by gravity on an object and is equivalent to the mass multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity. It can be measured using a weighing scale. To determine the weight of a material, place it on a scale, and the reading will indicate the force exerted by gravity on the material, usually measured in pounds or kilograms.
It is important to note that the weight of an object can vary depending on the location, as the acceleration due to gravity differs on different planets or elevations. However, the mass of an object remains the same regardless of location.
Using these methods, you can accurately describe or measure the color, texture, mass, and weight of a material.
The description of colour and texture for a material depends very much on the field/activity and material in question. To a geologist the word texture has a particular meaning.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texture_(geology)
In chemistry you might describe a colour as mauve but if you were in the dying industry you might assign a number to each mauve see:
http://www.needlepointers.com/displaypage.aspx?ArticleID=32914&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cross-stitch-centre.co.uk%2facatalog%2fanchor_stranded_cotton_colours.html
Remember also that mass and weight are different.