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 developer

   a fine-grain image

Word History and Origins

Origin of fine-grain¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The story of Elizabeth’s wealth has the fine-grain detail of a Richard Powers novel, and Jack’s background in Kansas is a well-turned tale of pathos, familial cruelty and the brutal heartland landscape.

From Los Angeles Times

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

The 4K upgrade, reportedly remastered from a nitrate fine-grain positive, as expected delivers the best-looking version of the black-and-white classic to date.

From Washington Times

One finding was that sometimes at the fine-grain levels, less is more in terms of communicating the science.

From Scientific American

Approved by director Richard Lester, the digital transfer was created in 4K resolution from the 35mm original camera negative and two 35mm fine-grain master positives with extensive work done to remove any scratches, dirt, debris and blemishes.

From Washington Times