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close-grained

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of material, especially wood or stone, having a dense, compact structure featuring fine texture and narrow growth rings or small cells.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective satellite

Meaning 2

dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • close-grained birch
  • fine-grained rock

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fine-grained

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From close + grained.