"fine-grained" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fine-grained [comparative], most fine-grained [superlative]
Etymology: fine + grained Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fine|grained}} fine + grained Head templates: {{en-adj}} fine-grained (comparative more fine-grained, superlative most fine-grained)
  1. Consisting of fine particles. Translations (consisting of fine particles): ваҡ (vaq) (Bashkir), дробназярні́сты (drobnazjarnísty) (Belarusian), дребнозърнест (drebnozǎrnest) (Bulgarian), fijnkorrelig (Dutch), feinkörnig (German), kleinkörnig (German), drobnoziarnisty (Polish), peneirado (Portuguese), refinado (Portuguese), мелкозерни́стый (melkozernístyj) (Russian), finkornig (Swedish), ince taneli (Turkish), дрібнозерни́стий (dribnozernýstyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-fine-grained-en-adj-1SqlEvgM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 8 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 80 12 8 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 78 9 13 Disambiguation of 'consisting of fine particles': 94 4 2
  2. Having a fine, smooth texture. Translations (having a fine, smooth texture): feinkörnig (German), ince taneli (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-fine-grained-en-adj-W4jLEKqE Disambiguation of 'having a fine, smooth texture': 5 94 1
  3. (figurative) Highly detailed. Tags: figuratively Translations (highly detailed): детайлен (detajlen) (Bulgarian), fijnmazig (Dutch), detailgenau (German), detailliert (German), ayrıntılı (Turkish), detaylı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-fine-grained-en-adj-nhXaxaun Disambiguation of 'highly detailed': 2 1 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: subtle Hypernyms: grained Derived forms: fine-grainedness

Alternative forms

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