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fine-grain

fine-grain is the alternative form of fine-grained.

Meaning of fine-grained

Adjective

fine-grained (comparative more fine-grained, superlative most fine-grained)

  1. Consisting of fine particles.
    Antonyms:
    coarse-grained
  2. Having a fine, smooth texture.
  3. (figuratively) 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.”2023 May 10, Elie Dolgin, “Scientists Unveil a More Diverse Human Genome”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    subtle

Forms of fine-grain

comparativemore fine-grain
superlativemost fine-grain

Questions about fine-grain

What is fine-grain the alternative form of?
Fine-grain is the alternative form of fine-grained.

Words near fine-grain in the dictionary

  1. fine-drawing
  2. fine-drawn
  3. fine-draws
  4. fine-drew
  5. fine-feathered friend
  6. fine-grain
  7. fine-grained
  8. fine-grainedness
  9. fine-leaved water dropwort
  10. fine-leaved water-dropwort
  11. fine-looking

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