fine-grained
Americanadjective
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being of fine grain or texture, as certain types of wood, leather, etc.
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Photography. fine-grain.
adjective
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(of wood, leather, etc) having a fine smooth even grain
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detailed, in-depth, or involving fine detail
Etymology
Origin of fine-grained
First recorded in 1530–40
Vocabulary lists containing fine-grained
Earth Science - Middle School
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The singer likes L.A., though she hasn’t quite “figured out my work life here,” she says, meaning a fine-grained understanding of “work friends vs. friend friends,” as she puts it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Such fine-grained analysis of fruit, if currently unripe, could also help inform forecasts of when it will be ripe.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
For the bill at Ocean Way, Goldenvoice broke from its usual fine-grained approach to genres and subcultural scenes for a broad but unmistakably beach-day-vibe collection of acts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
These giant insects, often called "griffinflies," were first identified from fossil impressions found in fine-grained sedimentary rock in Kansas nearly a century ago.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026
But the longer she spent in America, the better she had become at distinguishing, sometimes from looks and gait, but mostly from bearing and demeanor, that fine-grained mark that culture stamps on people.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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