detail
de-tail · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
An individual feature, fact, or item.
- 2.
A small part of a picture or other work of art reproduced separately for close study.
- 3.
A group of people assigned to a particular task.
- 4.
To describe item by item; to give the full particulars of.
- 5.
To assign to a particular duty.
Forms
plural: details
Related words
Etymology
From French detail, from detailler meaning "to cut in pieces," from de- meaning "entirely" and tailler meaning "to cut."