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fine-grained

fine-grained adjective: consisting of fine particles.

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

Synonyms of fine-grained

Antonyms

Forms of fine-grained

comparativemore fine-grained
superlativemost fine-grained

Origin of fine-grained

From fine + grained.

Words formed from fine-grained

Questions about fine-grained

What does fine-grained mean?
Fine-grained means consisting of fine particles.
What part of speech is fine-grained?
Fine-grained is an adjective.

Words near fine-grained in the dictionary

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

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