fine-grain
Americanadjective
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(of an image) having an inconspicuous or invisible grain.
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(of a developer or emulsion) permitting the grain of an image to be inconspicuous or invisible.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of fine-grain
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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From the get-go, Grainge says, the idea for 10K was to use fine-grain data collected online to identify new artists with small but fervent audiences that could be quickly scaled up.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2023
One finding was that sometimes at the fine-grain levels, less is more in terms of communicating the science.
From Scientific American • Nov. 4, 2022
How about a 35-foot "tree" made of 700 tons of Florida’s fine-grain sand?
From Fox News • Nov. 29, 2021
Next, I make a simple “dessert rub” of white sugar, cinnamon and a pinch of fine-grain sea salt.
From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2020
Through the earpiece it sounded like fine-grain sandpaper brushing on whitewood.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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