fine-grain

adjective

1

: producing images of low graininess so that considerable enlargement without undue coarseness is permitted

—used of a photographic developer

2

or less commonly fine-grained

ˈ⸗¦⸗

: characterized by comparatively fine graininess

—used of a photographic image or photographic emulsion

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