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fine-grained

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fine-grained (fngrnd)
adj.
Having a fine, smooth, even grain: fine-grained wood.

fine-grained
adj
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) (of wood, leather, etc.) having a fine smooth even grain
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Adj.1.fine-grained - consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding"
fine - of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"
2.fine-grained - dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells; "close-grained birch"; "fine-grained rock"
fine - of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"
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fine-grained [ˈfaɪnˈgreɪnd] ADJde grano fino


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The fine-grained sediments that covered the organisms preserved details of the animals that haven't been seen in other fossils.
The score is unquestionably Salonen's most accessible to date, but it feels ersatz - its fine-grained beauty almost cinematic, its watery allusions too indebted to Debussy.
AMCC's nP5 technology enables developers to deliver extremely fine-grained control of subscriber traffic without impacting the ability to perform complex ATM and packet internetworking at media speeds.
 
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