GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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1.       
   fine-grained adj.
   1.  consisting of fine particles.
   
   Syn. -- powdered, powdery, pulverized, small-grained.
   
   [WordNet 1.5]
   
   
   2.  dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells.
   
   Syn. -- close-grained.
   
   [WordNet 1.5]
   
   
   3.  involving careful consideration of details and fine distinctions; -- of conceptual schemas; as, “fine-grained distinctions”.
   
   Syn. -- detailed.
   
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