detail

[ noun dih-teyl, dee-teyl; verb dih-teyl or for 13, dee-teyl ]

/ noun dɪˈteɪl, ˈdi teɪl; verb dɪˈteɪl or for 13, ˈdi teɪl /

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noun

an individual or minute part; an item or particular.

particulars collectively; minutiae.

attention to or treatment of a subject in individual or minute parts: to postpone detail and concentrate on a subject as a whole.

intricate, finely wrought decoration.

Engineering. detail drawing.

any small section of a larger structure or whole, considered as a unit.

Military.

an appointment or assignment, as of a small group or an officer, for a special task.
the party or person so selected: the kitchen detail.
a particular assignment of duty.

the property of an image or of a method of image production to make small, closely spaced image elements individually distinguishable.

verb (used with object)

to relate or report with complete particulars; tell fully and distinctly.

to mention one by one; specify; list: He detailed the events leading up to the robbery.

Military. to appoint or assign for some particular duty: We were detailed to patrol the border.

to provide with intricate, finely wrought decoration: lingerie detailed with lace and embroidery.

to thoroughly clean (a vehicle or part of a vehicle) and do minor repairs to improve its appearance: We detail the wheels and chrome to remove the rust.

Idioms for detail

in detail, item by item; with particulars: The résumé stated his qualifications in detail.

Origin of detail

1595–1605; < French détail, Old French, noun derivative of detailler ‘to cut in pieces’, equivalent to de- dis-¹ + tailler ‘to cut’ < Vulgar Latin *taliāre; see tailor¹

SYNONYMS FOR detail

10 itemize, enumerate, catalog.

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OTHER WORDS FROM detail

pre·de·tail, verb (used with object)

Words nearby detail

detach, detached, detached retina, detachment, detachment of retina, detail, detail drawing, detailed, detailer, detailing, detain

Example sentences from the Web for detail

It is the steady accretion of detail that may yet be the most damaging factor in the battle for British hearts and minds.

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He goes into some detail into what it took to persuade voters to pass marriage equality at the ballot box in four states in 2012.

The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality |E.J. Graff |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Every detail was not only perfect but itself a piece of art.

The Bookstore That Bewitched Mick Jagger, John Lennon, and Greta Garbo |Felice Picano |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
His detail seeking in our meetings is compulsive and a little nuts.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

He was obsessed with detail and had a slow, meandering style.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The troops had moved on, save the detail singled for police duty.

The Rustler of Wind River |G. W. Ogden
On his side, Shkrullah Bay could not contain himself for joy when I gave him news of his acquaintances there in detail.

Travels in Central Asia |Arminius Vmbry
And then falls to studying his original in minute points of detail.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood |Charles Dickens
The germ and shadow and likelihood of each of those acts is in the fashion and line and detail of her garments.

I, Mary MacLane |Mary MacLane
Nothing was too vast or too complicated to be undertaken, no detail was too trivial to be studied.

England and Germany |Emile Joseph Dillon

British Dictionary definitions for detail

detail

/ (ˈdiːteɪl) /

noun

an item or smaller part that is considered separately; particular

an item or circumstance that is insignificant or unimportant passengers' comfort was regarded as a detail

treatment of or attention to items or particulars this essay includes too much detail

items collectively; particulars

a small or accessory section or element in a painting, building, statue, etc, esp when considered in isolation

military

the act of assigning personnel for a specific duty, esp a fatigue
the personnel selected
the duty or assignment

go into detail to include all or most particulars

in detail including all or most particulars or items thoroughly

verb (tr)

to list or relate fully

military to select (personnel) for a specific duty

to decorate or elaborate (carving, etc) with fine delicate drawing or designs

Word Origin for detail

C17: from French détail, from Old French detailler to cut in pieces, from de- dis- 1 + tailler to cut; see tailor

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detail

see in detail.

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