Detail

German Meaning

English Meaning

1. An individual part or item; a particular. See Synonyms at item.
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. A minute or thorough treatment or account: went into detail about his travels.
5. A discrete part or portion of a work, such as a painting, building, or decorative object, especially when considered in isolation.
6. A representation of such a part or portion: a detail of a Rembrandt portrait illustrating the technique of chiaroscuro.
7. A small elaborated element of a work of art, craft, or design.
8. Such elements considered together: the intricate detail of a rococo altarpiece.
9. The rendering of artistic detail: the fine detail of the painter's brushwork.
10. The selection of one or more troops for a particular duty, usually a fatigue duty.
11. The personnel so selected.
12. The duty assigned: garbage detail.
13. To report or relate minutely or in particulars.
14. To name or state explicitly: detailed the charges against the defendant.
15. To provide with artistic or decorative detail: detailed the quilt with colorful appliqué.
16. To select and dispatch for a particular duty.
17. To clean (a car interior, for example) meticulously.
18. in detail With attention to particulars; thoroughly or meticulously: explained her proposal in detail.