i Register
In some senses, fine-grained is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
fine-grained
adj 3
Collocations
2VERB + FINE-GRAINED
improve
FINE-GRAINED + NOUN
sand, variation
Definitions
adj
1
Consisting of fine particles.
2
Having a fine, smooth texture.
3
Highly detailed.
“It’s been long needed — and they’ve done a very good job,” said Ewan Birney […]. “This will improve our fine-grained understanding of variation, and then that research will open new opportunities toward clinical applications.”
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed
- close-grained
adjective — consisting of fine particles
- powdered
- powdery
- pulverized
- pulverised
- small-grained
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
201
“It’s been long needed — and they’ve done a very good job,” said Ewan Birney […]. “This will improve our fine-grained understanding of variation, and then that research will open new opportunities tow
Wiktionary02
A nickel-chromium wire is bent into the desired shape, placed in a container and covered in a mix of nylon powder and fine-grained sand.
Tatoeba · #11152708Usage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars