de·tail /dɪˈte(ə)l, ˈdiˌtel/
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 De·tail n.
 1. A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an item; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the details of a scheme or transaction.
    The details of the campaign in Italy.   --Motley.
 2. A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
 3. Mil. The selection for a particular service of a person or a body of men; hence, the person or the body of men so selected.
 4. Arch. & Mach. (a) A minor part, as, in a building, the cornice, caps of the buttresses, capitals of the columns, etc., or (called larger details) a porch, a gable with its windows, a pavilion, or an attached tower. (b) A detail drawing.
 Detail drawing, a drawing of the full size, or on a large scale, of some part of a building, machine, etc.
 In detail, in subdivisions; part by part; item by item; circumstantially; with particularity.
 Syn: -- Account; relation; narrative; recital; explanation; narration.


 De·tail v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detailed p. pr. & vb. n. Detailing.]
 1. To relate in particulars; to particularize; to report minutely and distinctly; to enumerate; to specify; as, he detailed all the facts in due order.
 2. Mil. To tell off or appoint for a particular service, as an officer, a troop, or a squadron.
 Syn: -- Detail, Detach.
 Usage: Detail respects the act of individualizing the person or body that is separated; detach, the removing for the given end or object.

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 detail
      n 1: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the
           whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of
           information" [syn: item, point]
      2: a small part that can be considered separately from the
         whole; "it was perfect in all details" [syn: particular,
          item]
      3: extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too
         much detail"
      4: a crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail
         was sent to remove the fallen trees"
      5: a temporary military unit; "the peace-keeping force includes
         one British contingent" [syn: contingent]
      v 1: provide details for
      2: assign to a specific task; "The ambulances were detailed to
         the fire station"