fine-grain

American  

[fahyn-greyn] / ˈfaɪnˈgreɪn /

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.

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fine-grain British  

adjective

1. photog having or producing an image with grain of inconspicuous size

   a fine-grain image

   a fine-grain developer

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Etymology

Origin of fine-grain

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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 • Dec. 4, 2022

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

Some tracks have only a string quartet, playing slowly dragged harmonies that sometimes pinch into fine-grain dissonance.

From New York Times • May 19, 2022

How about a 35-foot "tree" made of 700 tons of Florida’s fine-grain sand?

From Fox News • Nov. 29, 2021

Through the earpiece it sounded like fine-grain sandpaper brushing on whitewood.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith