detail

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice.
2. (uncountable) A profusion of details.
3. (uncountable) The small parts that can escape casual notice.
4. (countable, uncountable) A part considered trivial enough to ignore.
5. (countable) A person's name, address and other personal information.
6. (countable, uncountable) A temporary unit or assignment.
7. (countable, uncountable) An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
8. (countable, uncountable) A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
9. (countable, uncountable) A selected portion of a painting.

Verb

1. (transitive) To explain in detail.
2. (transitive) To clean carefully (particularly of road vehicles, always pronounced. /ˈdiːteɪl/)
3. (transitive) To assign to a particular task.

Synonyms

item

particular

part

detachment

circumstance

component

particulars

specify

element

assign

piece

point

retail

determine

bit

details

import

designate

specification

itemize

interpret

reason

feature

relate

particularity

contingent

list

minuteness

enlarge

elucidate

clip

elaborate

clarification

distinctive feature

circumstantial

itemise

detailed

article

accessory

indicate

frill

detach

cell

fragment

focus

focalize

fix

define

bits

appoint

Translations

détail

Detail

dettaglio

detalle

detail

Einzelheit

detalhe

détailler

particolare

λεπτομέρεια

detall

kleinigheid

bijzonderheid

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdiːteɪl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (“to cut”).

Sentences

However most modellers would consider a model including commercial detail parts as scratchbuilt.