grained

[greynd]

adjective

1. having, reduced to, consisting of, or bearing grain or grains grain (usually used in combination).

   fine-grained sand; large-grained rice.

2. having a granular form, structure, or surface.

   wood and other grained materials.

3. having an artificially produced granular texture or pattern.

   grained kid.

4. marked by a particular quality (usually used in combination).

   tough-grained journalism.

Other Word Forms

• grainedness noun
• nongrained adjective
• ungrained adjective
• well-grained adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of grained¹

First recorded in 1520–30; grain + -ed ³

Example Sentences

His vibrato is disciplined and finely grained; when he moves up and down the neck, the motion is smooth as a jet plane lifting into altitude.

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"There were these big, thick, sandy doublet events where it had a fine-grained element, and on top of it was a very coarse grained sandy unit. And we were just scratching our heads," says Goldfinger.

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In addition, the electrodes currently used to monitor brain activity during surgery do not produce detailed fine grained data.

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Next week, they plan to drill at a site called Enchanted Lake, which has the potential to provide the finest grained delta rock of all.

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“It wasn’t just slow, gentle deposition of fine grained silt and sand and mud,” said Dr. Bell, who serves as principal investigator for the sophisticated cameras mounted on Perseverance’s mast.

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