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DETAILS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
True confidential information
Example:
after the trial he gave us the real details
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("details" is a kind of...):
info; information (a message received and understood)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "details"):
dope; low-down; poop; the skinny (slang terms for inside information)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb detail
Context examples:
The resulting radar images will show the real size of Florence and also could reveal surface details as small as about 30 feet (10 meters).
(Large Asteroid to Safely Pass Earth on Sept. 1, NASA)
Understanding these key details will bring them one step closer to testing heart regenerative therapies in clinical trials.
(New stem cell combination could help to repair damaged hearts, University of Cambridge)
I had heard him mention the case more than once, though I had never been able to gather the details.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Given the inherent challenges in trying to observe these far-flung worlds, astronomers often need to combine data from a variety of sources in order to tease out basic details about their properties.
(2007 OR10: Largest Unnamed World in the Solar System, NASA)
Galaxies grow by accumulating gas from their surroundings and converting it to stars, but the details of this process have remained murky.
(Spiraling filaments feed young galaxies, National Science Foundation’s Division of Astronomical Sciences.)
I did as I was bid, and as short as I could make it, told the whole details of Silver's conversation.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
The details were few and startling.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
A microscopic technique in which the amplitude shift that occurs when light passes through a specimen highlights structures or details within the specimen.
(Phase-Contrast Microscopy, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Light Microscopy is a technique for producing visible images of structures or details which are too small to be otherwise seen by the human eye.
(Light Microscopy, NCI Thesaurus)
NOTE(S): Please refer to the Performed Activity Status state transition diagram for further details.
(Performed Activity Status Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
