detailing
noun
[ ˈdiːteɪlɪŋ ]
• small decorative features on a building, garment, or work of art.
• "keystones and other masonry detailing"
detail
verb
• give full information about.
• "the report details proposals to improve public transport"
Similar:
present,
describe,
set out,
set forth,
draw up,
delineate,
frame,
explain,
expound,
relate,
give an account of,
recount,
narrate,
recite,
rehearse,
catalogue,
list,
spell out,
point out,
itemize,
enumerate,
tabulate,
particularize,
identify,
specify,
define,
state,
declare,
announce,
cite,
quote,
instance,
mention,
name,
designate,
be specific about,
individuate,
• assign (someone) to undertake a particular task.
• "the ships were detailed to keep watch"
Similar:
assign,
allocate,
appoint,
delegate,
commission,
ordain,
charge,
send,
post,
nominate,
vote,
elect,
adopt,
co-opt,
select,
choose,
• clean (a motor vehicle) thoroughly.
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘minor items or events regarded collectively’): from French détail (noun), détailler (verb), from dé- (expressing separation) + tailler ‘to cut’ (based on Latin talea ‘twig, cutting’).
