fine-grainedadj.

Brit.

/ˌfʌɪnˈɡreɪnd/, U.S.

/ˌfaɪnˈɡreɪnd/

Forms: see fine adj., adv., and n.² and grained adj.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fine adj., grained adj.²

Etymology: < fine adj. + grained adj.²

a. Of wood: having closely-spaced annual rings; having narrow fibres and vessels.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [adjective] > fine or coarse

fine-graineda1552

rough-grained1597

large-grained1670

coarse-graineda1774

fine-grain1794

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VII. 69 Very fayre and fyne greynyd Okes.

1578 W. Bourne Treasure for Traueilers i. i. sig. A.iii^v And nowe for the marking of the Quadrant, doo this: first take a peece of wel seasoned wood, that is hard, and fine grayned, as Boxe, or such other like, or els you may make it in metal.

a1626 L. Andrewes Αποσπασματια Sacra: Coll. Posthumous Lect. (1657) 70 The great and main timber and beams for buildings and strength, and the fine grained timber for beauty and ornament, to ceale our houses, come from the earth.

1767 M. Catesby Hortus Europæ Americanus 16 The wood [of Laurus Carolinensis] is fine-grained, and of excellent use for cabinets, &c.

1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 324 African or Gambia Kino..Tree often 40 to 70 feet high, with a very hard, fine-grained red wood suitable for naval construction, planking, &c.

1934 Z. Grey Code of West xi. 200 A fine-grained pine tree had yielded the shingles.

2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees ix. 171 Among these is..the spindle tree, whose fine-grained wood is favoured for carving and turnery.

b. Consisting of very small particles. Also (of leather): having a smooth or finely granular surface.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [adjective] > having specific grain

fine-grained1606

pebble grain1876

pebble-grained1943

1606 H. Peacham Art of Drawing i. iv. 10 They are more blew and finer grained then the other coales.

1719 F. Hauksbee Physico-mech. Exper. (ed. 2) xx. 317 A fine-grained Gray Stone.

1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 188 On comparing the basaltic pillars of Staffa with the fine grained traps, he found their colour, fracture, and hardness, the same.

1820 H. Douglas Treat. Naval Gunnery iv. 203 A musket charged with 4 drams of fine grained, or musket powder, should drive a steel bullet through 15 or 16 half-inch elm boards.

1885 Rep. Consuls U.S. on Leather & Shoe Industries 275 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (49th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Doc. 178, Pt. 59) XVII Soft oily leather is preferred, and fine-grained leather seems to be as a rule as popular or more so than calf skin.

1911 Cassell's Cycl. Photogr. 280/1 Process dry plates are relatively slow in order to secure a fine-grained emulsion.

1949 J. E. Garside Process & Physical Metall. xvii. 288 Resulting from variation in grain size, it is possible to distinguish between fine- and coarse-grained steels.

2013 L. Billings Five Billion Years Solitude vii. 179 In equatorial beds of fine-grained deepwater marine sediment, they found dropstones.

2. Characterized by or involving great precision or attention to detail; very detailed or precise.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > [adjective] > going into detail > detailed

specialc1449

particular1548

punctual1611

strict1645

syllabical1647

circumstantiate1649

circumstantiated1654

detaileda1779

intimate1817

inventorial1830

particularized1860

fine-grained1894

pinpoint1960

1894 W. James in Psychol. Rev. 1 292 In this sense he is original, for no one has yet attained to writing up the subject in as fine-grained a way as this.

1965 Language 41 202 A single fine-grained quantization of acoustic space.

1998 Chem. in Brit. Sept. 26/2 Markup is a mechanism that allows the author to express semantics and can thus be used to provide fine grained structure and relationships in a document.

2005 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Feb. 3/1 Röhl..offers a fine-grained account based on an exhaustive analysis of the documents.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fine-grained
释义	fine-grainedadj. Brit. /ˌfʌɪnˈɡreɪnd/, U.S. /ˌfaɪnˈɡreɪnd/ Forms: see fine adj., adv., and n.² and grained adj.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fine adj., grained adj.² Etymology: < fine adj. + grained adj.² 1. a. Of wood: having closely-spaced annual rings; having narrow fibres and vessels. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [adjective] > fine or coarse fine-graineda1552 rough-grained1597 large-grained1670 coarse-graineda1774 fine-grain1794 a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VII. 69 Very fayre and fyne greynyd Okes. 1578 W. Bourne Treasure for Traueilers i. i. sig. A.iii^v And nowe for the marking of the Quadrant, doo this: first take a peece of wel seasoned wood, that is hard, and fine grayned, as Boxe, or such other like, or els you may make it in metal. a1626 L. Andrewes Αποσπασματια Sacra: Coll. Posthumous Lect. (1657) 70 The great and main timber and beams for buildings and strength, and the fine grained timber for beauty and ornament, to ceale our houses, come from the earth. 1767 M. Catesby Hortus Europæ Americanus 16 The wood [of Laurus Carolinensis] is fine-grained, and of excellent use for cabinets, &c. 1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 324 African or Gambia Kino..Tree often 40 to 70 feet high, with a very hard, fine-grained red wood suitable for naval construction, planking, &c. 1934 Z. Grey Code of West xi. 200 A fine-grained pine tree had yielded the shingles. 2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees ix. 171 Among these is..the spindle tree, whose fine-grained wood is favoured for carving and turnery. b. Consisting of very small particles. Also (of leather): having a smooth or finely granular surface. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [adjective] > having specific grain fine-grained1606 pebble grain1876 pebble-grained1943 1606 H. Peacham Art of Drawing i. iv. 10 They are more blew and finer grained then the other coales. 1719 F. Hauksbee Physico-mech. Exper. (ed. 2) xx. 317 A fine-grained Gray Stone. 1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 188 On comparing the basaltic pillars of Staffa with the fine grained traps, he found their colour, fracture, and hardness, the same. 1820 H. Douglas Treat. Naval Gunnery iv. 203 A musket charged with 4 drams of fine grained, or musket powder, should drive a steel bullet through 15 or 16 half-inch elm boards. 1885 Rep. Consuls U.S. on Leather & Shoe Industries 275 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (49th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Doc. 178, Pt. 59) XVII Soft oily leather is preferred, and fine-grained leather seems to be as a rule as popular or more so than calf skin. 1911 Cassell's Cycl. Photogr. 280/1 Process dry plates are relatively slow in order to secure a fine-grained emulsion. 1949 J. E. Garside Process & Physical Metall. xvii. 288 Resulting from variation in grain size, it is possible to distinguish between fine- and coarse-grained steels. 2013 L. Billings Five Billion Years Solitude vii. 179 In equatorial beds of fine-grained deepwater marine sediment, they found dropstones. 2. Characterized by or involving great precision or attention to detail; very detailed or precise. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > [adjective] > going into detail > detailed specialc1449 particular1548 punctual1611 strict1645 syllabical1647 circumstantiate1649 circumstantiated1654 detaileda1779 intimate1817 inventorial1830 particularized1860 fine-grained1894 pinpoint1960 1894 W. James in Psychol. Rev. 1 292 In this sense he is original, for no one has yet attained to writing up the subject in as fine-grained a way as this. 1965 Language 41 202 A single fine-grained quantization of acoustic space. 1998 Chem. in Brit. Sept. 26/2 Markup is a mechanism that allows the author to express semantics and can thus be used to provide fine grained structure and relationships in a document. 2005 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Feb. 3/1 Röhl..offers a fine-grained account based on an exhaustive analysis of the documents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1552
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