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noun

1. An individually considered portion of a whole: article, element, item, particular, point. See part/whole.
2. One of the conditions or facts attending an event and having some bearing on it: circumstance, fact, factor, particular. See real/imaginary.
3. A small, often specialized element of a whole: fine print, item, particular, technicality. See group.
4. A unit of troops on special assignment: detachment. See group.

verb

To make specific: particularize, specify, stipulate. See specific/general.

n

Definition: feature, specific aspect
Antonyms: whole

v

Definition: specify, make clear
Antonyms: hide, misrepresent, suppress, withhold

[dǝܒtāl ܒdēܖtāl]

dǝˈtāl ˈdēܖtāl n. 1. a small detachment of troops or police officers given a special duty: the governor's security detail.

2. a special duty assigned to such a detachment: I didn't often get the toilet detail.

3. the distribution of orders for the day.

v.

assign (someone) to undertake a particular task: the ships were detailed to keep watch.

detailer n.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

1. A minor section of an architectural design or concept.
2. A drawing, at a larger scale, of a part of another drawing, indicating in detail the design, location, composition, and correlation of the elements and materials shown.

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IN BRIEF: n. - An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; Extended treatment of particulars; A crew of workers selected for a particular task; A temporary military unit.

Our life is frittered away with detail. . . . Simplify, simplify. — Henry David Thoreau

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Quotes:

"I have always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific." - Lily Tomlin

"The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing it exactly right." - Edward Simmons

"It is in the treatment of trifles that a person shows what they are." - Arthur Schopenhauer

"Although this may seem a paradox, all exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation. When a man tells you that he knows the exact truth about anything, you are safe in inferring that he is an inexact man." - Bertrand Russell

"Carelessness is worse than a thieve." - Gaelic Proverb

"Measure three times before you cut once." - Proverb

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In radiological terms means ease of defining structures visually. Depends on degree of contrast, sharpness of edges and absence of fogging or other obscuring defect.

For a list of words related to detail, see:

• Soldiers and Military Life - detail: specific assigned task
• Television Technology - detail: degree of sharpness of visual image

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - detalje, enkelthed, omstændelig redegørelse, udsnit, dagsbefaling
v. tr. - forklare i detaljer, udtage til specialopgaver

idioms:

• go into detail    gå i detaljer
• in detail    i enkeltheder

Nederlands (Dutch)
detail (bijzonderheid), kleinigheid, uitvoerigheid, onderdeel, decoratie, detachement (militair), nauwkeurig beschrijven, aanstellen (voor een taak of baan), detacheren (militair)

Français (French)
n. - (Archit, Art) détail, renseignements
v. tr. - exposer en détail, raconter en détail, énumérer, détacher, (Mil) affecter à (pour faire), détacher/désigner (pour faire)

idioms:

• go into detail    aller dans les détails
• in detail    en détail

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einzelheit, Detail, Ausführlichkeit, Aufstellung, Dienstplan
v. - abkommandieren, einzeln aufführen

idioms:

• go into detail    ins Detail gehen, auf Einzelheiten eingehen
• in detail    detailliert

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λεπτομέρεια, (στρατ.) απόσπασμα, άγημα, συνεργείο (εργατών κ.λπ.)
v. - εκθέτω λεπτομερώς, απαριθμώ (ένα προς ένα), (στρατ.) αποσπώ (προσωρινά) (σε μονάδα κ.λπ.), διατάσσω την (προσωρινή) απόσπαση

idioms:

• go into detail    μπαίνω σε λεπτομέρειες
• in detail    λεπτομερώς, αναλυτικά

Italiano (Italian)
distaccare, dettaglio

idioms:

• go into detail    entrare in dettagli
• in detail    dettagliatamente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - detalhe (m)
v. - detalhar

idioms:

• go into detail    entrar em minúcias
• in detail    pormenorizadamente

Русский (Russian)
инструктировать, назначать, деталь, подробность

idioms:

• go into detail    вдаваться в детали
• in detail    подробно

Español (Spanish)
n. - detalle, parte integrante del todo, atención a detalles, asignación, destaque
v. tr. - destacar, asignar, especificar

idioms:

• go into detail    entrar en detalles, pormenorizar
• in detail    detalladamente, en detalle

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - detalj, oväsentlighet
v. - redogöra för i detalj

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
细节, 详情, 详述, 选派

idioms:

• go into detail    详细叙述
• in detail    详细地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 細節, 詳情
v. tr. - 詳述, 選派

idioms:

• go into detail    詳細敘述
• in detail    詳細地

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 상세, 세부 묘사, 특수 임무
v. tr. - 나열하다, 파견하다

idioms:

• go into detail    자세히 말하다
• in detail    자세히

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 細部, 詳細, ディテール, 分遺隊
v. - 詳述する, 派遣する

idioms:

• down to the smallest detail    細部にいたるまで
• go into detail    詳細に述べる
• in detail    詳細に, 詳しく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تفصيل, الجزء الأصغر والأدق من شئ (فعل) يفصل, يصف أو يروي شئ بالتفصيل, يختار لمهمه خاصه ( بخاصه عسكريه)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פרט, פלגה, יחידה‬
v. tr. - ‮היקצה (למשימה מיוחדת)‬

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