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fine-grained en · ADJ

Etymology

From fine + grained.

Meanings

  1. Consisting of fine particles.
  2. Having a fine, smooth texture.
  3. (figuratively) Highly detailed.
    • “It’s been long needed — and they’ve done a very good job,” said Ewan Birney […]. “This will improve our fine-grained understanding of variation, and then that research will open new opportunities toward clinical applications.” 2023 May 10, Elie Dolgin, “Scientists Unveil a More Diverse Human Genome”, in The New York Times:

Forms

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more fine-grained Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most fine-grained Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

coarse-grained

Deriveds

fine-grainedness

Hypernyms

grained

Synonyms

subtle

Translations (22)

tr ince taneli (consisting of fine particles) · de feinkörnig (having a fine, smooth texture) · nl fijnkorrelig (consisting of fine particles) · de feinkörnig (consisting of fine particles) · pt refinado (consisting of fine particles) · tr ayrıntılı (highly detailed) · ba ваҡ (consisting of fine particles) · pt peneirado (consisting of fine particles) · tr ince taneli (having a fine, smooth texture) · de detailgenau (highly detailed) · nb finkornet (consisting of fine particles) · sv finkornig (consisting of fine particles) · de detailliert (highly detailed) · tr detaylı (highly detailed) · bg детайлен (highly detailed) · pl drobnoziarnisty (consisting of fine particles) · de kleinkörnig (consisting of fine particles) · be дробназярні́сты (consisting of fine particles) · ru мелкозерни́стый (consisting of fine particles) · nl fijnmazig (highly detailed) · bg дребнозърнест (consisting of fine particles) · uk дрібнозерни́стий (consisting of fine particles)