fine-grained

adj — 3 senses

fine-grained

adj

Etymology From fine + grained.

1

Consisting of fine particles.

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:
Derived terms
fine-grainedness

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