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- Dictionarydetail/ˈdiːteɪl/
noun
- 1. an individual fact or item: "we shall consider every detail of the Bill" Similar Opposite
- 2. a small detachment of troops or police officers given a special duty: "the governor's security detail" Similar
verb
- 1. give full information about: "the report details proposals to improve public transport" Similar Opposite
- 2. assign (someone) to undertake a particular task: "the ships were detailed to keep watch" Similar
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DETAIL definition: 1. a single piece of information or fact about something: 2. information about someone or…. Learn more.
detail applies to one of the small component parts of a larger whole such as a task, building, painting, narration, or process. leave the details to others. particular stresses the smallness, singleness, and especially the concreteness of a detail or item. a description that included few particulars.
The details of something are its small, individual features or elements. If you examine or discuss something in detail, you examine all these features.
[countable, uncountable] a small part of a picture or painting; the smaller or less important parts of a picture, pattern, etc. when you consider them all together. This is a detail from the 1844 Turner painting. a huge picture with a lot of fine detail in it.
As a noun, detail means an isolated aspect of something larger. If you're painting a landscape, don't forget details like individual birds and trees. Detail can also mean a team of workers for a special task. If you go on a group camping trip, try for the food detail instead of the trash detail.
information about someone or something: take down the details ofA police officer took down the details of what happened. UKCan I have your details (= name and address, etc.), please? Details of the incident are sketchy. A spokesperson for the company declined to give further details. The speech included various personal details about his life.
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.
n. 1. An individual part or item; a particular: discussed the details of the proposal. 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.
Definition of detail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a [count] : a particular fact or piece of information about something or someone. The article provides further details. You left out an important detail about their new baby: is it a girl or boy? The novel is full of historical details. b [noncount] : information about something or someone that is often specific or precise.