detail

detail
n. /di tayl", dee"tayl/; v. /di tayl"/, n.
1. an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
2. particulars collectively; minutiae.
3. attention to or treatment of a subject in individual or minute parts: to postpone detail and concentrate on a subject as a whole.
4. intricate, finely wrought decoration.
5. Engin. See detail drawing.
6. any small section of a larger structure or whole, considered as a unit.
7. Mil.
a. an appointment or assignment, as of a small group or an officer, for a special task.
b. the party or person so selected: the kitchen detail.
c. a particular assignment of duty.
8. the property of an image or of a method of image production to make small, closely spaced image elements individually distinguishable.
9. in detail, item by item; with particulars: The résumé stated his qualifications in detail.
v.t.
10. to relate or report with complete particulars; tell fully and distinctly.
11. to mention one by one; specify; list: He detailed the events leading up to the robbery.
12. Mil. to appoint or assign for some particular duty: We were detailed to patrol the border.
13. to provide with intricate, finely wrought decoration: lingerie detailed with lace and embroidery.
[1595-1605; < F détail, OF, n. deriv. of detailler to cut in pieces, equiv. to de- DIS-1 + tailler to cut < VL *taliare; see TAILOR]
Syn. 11. itemize, enumerate, catalog.

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  • Detail- — Detail …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

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  • detail — [di tāl′, dē′tāl΄] n. [Fr détail < the v.] 1. the act of dealing with things item by item [the detail of business] 2. a minute account [to go into detail] 3. any of the small parts that go to make up something; item; particular [the details of …   English World dictionary

  • Detail — De tail (d[=e] t[=a]l or d[ e]*t[=a]l ; 277), n. [F. d[ e]tail, fr. d[ e]tailler to cut in pieces, tell in detail; pref. d[ e] (L. de or dis ) + tailler to cut. See {Tailor}.] 1. A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an item;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Detail — De tail (d[ e]*t[=a]l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detailing}.] [Cf. F. d[ e]tailler to cut up in pieces, tell in detail. See {Detail}, n.] 1. To relate in particulars; to particularize; to report minutely and distinctly;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Detail — or details may refer to: Complexity or simply presence of a surface texture, work of art, or organizational behaviours Level of detail, a 3D computer graphics term Auto detailing, the process of thoroughly cleaning a car DETAIL (professional… …   Wikipedia

  • Detail — Sn Einzelheit erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. détail m., einer Ableitung von frz. détailler zerteilen, abteilen , zu frz. tailler schneiden, zerlegen und de , dis , aus l. tāliāre spalten , zu l. tālea f.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • detail — (n.) c.1600, from Fr. détail, from O.Fr. detail small piece or quantity, lit. a cutting in pieces, from detaillier cut in pieces, from de entirely (see DE (Cf. de )) + taillier to cut in pieces (see TAILOR (Cf. tailor …   Etymology dictionary

  • detail — ► NOUN 1) a small individual item or fact. 2) small items or facts collectively: attention to detail. 3) a small part of a picture reproduced separately for close study. 4) a small detachment of troops or police officers given a special duty. ►… …   English terms dictionary

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