de·tail (d -t l , d tl )n. 1. An individual part or item; a particular. See Synonyms at item. 2. Particulars considered individually and in relation to a whole: careful attention to detail. 3. A minor or an inconsequential item or aspect; a minutia: skipped the details to get to the main point. 4. A minute or thorough treatment or account: went into detail about his travels. 5. a. A discrete part or portion of a work, such as a painting, building, or decorative object, especially when considered in isolation. b. A representation of such a part or portion: a detail of a Rembrandt portrait illustrating the technique of chiaroscuro. 6. a. A small elaborated element of a work of art, craft, or design. b. Such elements considered together: the intricate detail of a rococo altarpiece. c. The rendering of artistic detail: the fine detail of the painter's brushwork. 7. a. The selection of one or more troops for a particular duty, usually a fatigue duty. b. The personnel so selected. c. The duty assigned: garbage detail. tr.v. (d Idiom: -tl) de·tailed, de·tail·ing, de·tails 1. To report or relate minutely or in particulars. 2. To name or state explicitly: detailed the charges against the defendant. 3. To provide with artistic or decorative detail: detailed the quilt with colorful appliqué. 4. To select and dispatch for a particular duty. 5. To clean (a car interior, for example) meticulously. in detail With attention to particulars; thoroughly or meticulously: explained her proposal in detail. [French détail, from Old French detail, a piece cut off, from detaillir, to cut up : de-, de- + tailler, taillier, to cut; see tailor.] de·tail er n. |
detail
Noun
1. an item that is considered separately
2. an item considered to be unimportant: a mere detail
3. treatment of individual parts: the census provides a considerable amount of detail
4. a small section of a work of art often enlarged to make the smaller features more distinct
5. Chiefly mil
a. personnel assigned a specific duty
b. the duty
6. in detail including all the important particulars
Verb
1. to list fully
2. Chiefly mil to select (personnel) for a specific duty [Old French detailler to cut in pieces]
Detail a small body of men detailed for special duties, 1780. See also detachment.
The basic graphic representation of features.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | detail - an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" fact - a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case" minutia - a small or minor detail; "he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code" nook and cranny, nooks and crannies - something remote; "he explored every nook and cranny of science" sticking point - a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal |
| 2. | detail - a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" component part, part, portion, component, constituent - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" | |
| 3. | detail - extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too much detail" discussion, discourse, treatment - an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" | |
| 4. | detail - a crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees" | |
| 5. | detail - a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent" military force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| Verb | 1. | detail - provide details for |
| 2. | detail - assign to a specific task; "The ambulances were detailed to the fire station" |
detail
noun 1. point, fact, feature, particular, respect, factor, count, item, instance, element, aspect, specific, component, facet, technicality
verb 4. list, describe, relate, catalogue, portray, specify, depict, recount, rehearse, recite, narrate, delineate, enumerate, itemize, tabulate, particularize
verb 5. appoint, name, choose, commission, select, elect, delegate, nominate, assign, allocate, charge >> in detail comprehensively, completely, fully, thoroughly, extensively, inside out, exhaustively, point by point, item by item
Translations
detail [ˈdiːteɪl] n → detalle m;
(MIL) → destacamento
vt → detallar;
(MIL) → destacar;
in detail → detalladamente;
to go into detail(s) → entrar en detalles
detail [ˈdiːteɪl] n → Einzelheit f;
(no pl) (in picture, one's work etc) → Detail nt;
(trifle) → unwichtige Einzelheit
vt → (einzeln) aufführen;
in detail → in Einzelheiten;
detail [ˈdiːteɪl] n → particolare m; dettaglio;
(MIL) → piccolo distaccamento
vt → dettagliare, particolareggiare;
(MIL): to detail sb (for) → assegnare qn (a);
in detail → nei particolari;
n detail [ˈdiːteil, (American also ) diˈteil]
1 a small part or an item She paid close attention to the small details. besonderheid تَفْصيل подробност detail detalje; enkelhed das Detail λεπτομέρεια detalle, pormenor üksikasi جزء؛ خرده yksityiskohta détail פְּרָט ब्योरा detalj részlet perincian smáatriði dettaglio 細部 작은 부분, 세목 detalė sīkums; detaļa detail detail detalj, enkelthet szczegół pormenor detaliu подробность detail podrobnost detalj detalj ส่วนย่อย ayrıntı 細節 подробиця کسی چیز کی جزوی بات chi tiết 细节
2 all the small features and parts considered as a whole Look at the amazing detail in this drawing! detail, besonderhede تَفاصيل детайли detail detalje die Einzelheit λεπτομέρεια detalle detailid جزئیات yksityiskohdat détails פְּרָטִים सेना की टुकडी pojedinost részletezés perincian smáatriði; hluti cura dei dettagli 詳細 세부적인 것, 디테일 detalės detaļa butir-butir khusus details detalj szczegóły, drobiazgi pormenor detalii деталь detail podrobnost detalj detaljrikedom รายละเอียด detay 詳細 деталь مجموعی طور پر دیکھی جانے والی چھوٹی چھوٹی باتیں یا جزویات ، خصوصا کسی فن کے بارے میں đặc điểm 详细
adj detailed
giving many details with nothing left out His instructions were very detailed. breedvoerig مُفَصَّل подробен detailní, podrobný detaljeret genau λεπτομερής detallado, minucioso, pormenorizado üksikasjalik پر جزئیات؛ مفصل yksityiskohtainen détaillé מְפוֹרַט ब्योरेवार iscrpan, detaljan részletes terinci nákvæmur, tæmandi dettagliato 詳細な 상세한 smulkus, detalus sīks; detalizēts butiran maklumat gedetailleerd detaljert, utførlig szczegółowy pormenorizado detaliat, amănunţit подробный podrobný podroben detaljan detaljerad, utförlig ซึ่งมีรายละเอียดมาก ayrıntılı 詳細的 детальний تفصیل وار chi tiết 详细的
in detail
item by item, giving attention to the details I'll tell you the story in detail. in besonderhede بالتَّفْصيل подробно podrobně i detaljer; i enkeltheder im einzelnen διεξοδικά, με το νι και με το σίγμα en detalle üksikasjalikult مو به مو؛ به تفصیل yksityiskohtaisesti en détail לְפִרטֵי פְּרָטִים विस्तार u detalje, detaljno részletesen secara terinci í smáatriðum in dettaglio 詳細に 자세하게 smulkiai, detaliai sīki butiran tot in de details i detalj, inngående ze szczegółami em pormenor în detaliu подробно podrobne podrobno podrobno i detalj อย่างละเอียด ayrıntılarıyla 詳細地 докладно جزویات سمیت từng chi tiết 详细地
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