fine-grain

[fahyn-greyn]

adjective

Photography.

1. (of an image) having an inconspicuous or invisible grain.

2. (of a developer or emulsion) permitting the grain of an image to be inconspicuous or invisible.

fine-grain

adjective

1. photog having or producing an image with grain of inconspicuous size

   a fine-grain image

   a fine-grain developer

Word History and Origins

Origin of fine-grain¹

First recorded in 1925–30