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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fine-grained¹

First recorded in 1530–40

Example Sentences

Those steps allowed her and her colleagues to gather enough data from each person to create a fine-grained picture of an individual brain.

From New York Times

“But one of the things that really stood out is how there’s this fine-grained variation.”

From Science Magazine

Drought, manifested by long periods of low soil moisture content and high temperature, leads to cracking in fine-grained soils, sometimes extending meters below the surface.

From Science Daily

He’s definitely got a point, although the fine-grained details are contentious and the actual history is more complicated than that.

From Salon

Paleoclimate records reconstructed from cave speleothems and other sources indicate the monsoon’s intensity has waxed and waned over the millennia, but scientists have lacked a fine-grained geologic record of these changes.

From Science Magazine

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