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View synonyms for fine-grained

fine-grained

[ fahyn-greynd ]

adjective

  1. being of fine grain or texture, as certain types of wood, leather, etc.
  2. Photography. fine-grain.


fine-grained

adjective

  1. (of wood, leather, etc) having a fine smooth even grain
  2. detailed, in-depth, or involving fine detail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fine-grained1

First recorded in 1530–40
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Example Sentences

At best, the artist gives us a fine-grained picture of her subjects, a picture that allows us to see them aright.

Consider, for example, that all of the questions about the economy were very fine-grained.

Fine-grained quartzose sandstone, of a purplish hue, resembling a rock on the banks of the Severn, near Bridgenorth.

Very compact and fine-grained reddish granular quartz, with a glistening lustre, and flat conchoidal fracture.

It is of fine-grained sandstone, is drilled longitudinally through the center and decorated as shown.

Fig. 371 shows a similar object of fine-grained sandstone from Lewis County, Ky.

It looks like it might be ane of thae fine-grained white anes that mak' such grand furniture.

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