fine-grained — ozdic

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.”

Collocations

2

VERB + FINE-GRAINED

improve

FINE-GRAINED + NOUN

sand, variation

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

2

01

“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

Wiktionary

02

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 · #11152708

Usage Notes

i Register

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