detail

/หˆdiหteษชl/

IPA: /D IH0 T EY1 L/

noun
  1. 1

    Something small enough to escape casual notice.

    โ€œNote this fine detail in the lower left corner.โ€

  2. 2

    A profusion of details.

    โ€œThis etching is full of fine detail.โ€

  3. 3

    The small things that can escape casual notice.

  4. 4

    Something considered trivial enough to ignore.

    โ€œI don't concern myself with the details of accounting.โ€

  5. 5

    A person's name, address and other personal information.

    โ€œThe arresting officer asked the suspect for his details.โ€

  6. 6

    (law enforcement) A temporary unit or assignment.

  7. 7

    An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.

  8. 8

    A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.

  9. 9

    A selected portion of a painting

verb
  1. 1

    To explain in detail.

    โ€œI'll detail the exact procedure to you later.โ€

  2. 2

    To clean carefully (particularly of road vehicles) (always pronounced. /หˆdiหteษชl/)

    โ€œWe need to have the minivan detailed.โ€

  3. 3

    To assign to a particular task

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/detail