Fine-grained

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  fine-grained \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.
          [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fine-grained
       adj 1: consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery
              snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated
              sugar by grinding" [syn: {powdered}, {powdery}, {pulverized},
               {pulverised}, {small-grained}]
       2: dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed
          of small-diameter cells; "fine-grained birch" [syn: {close-grained}]