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5 N‑COUNT A detail of a picture is a part of it that is printed separately and perhaps made bigger, so that smaller features can be clearly seen.

6 VERB If you detail things, you list them or give information about them. □ [V n] The report detailed the human rights abuses committed during the war. [Also V how]

7 PHRASE If someone does not go into details about a subject, or does not go into the detail , they mention it without explaining it fully or properly. □  He said he had been in various parts of Britain but did not go into details.

8 PHRASE If you examine or discuss something in detail , you do it thoroughly and carefully. □  We examine the wording in detail before deciding on the final text. COLLOCATIONS detail NOUN

1

noun + detail : account, bank, credit card; contact

adjective + detail : intimate, personal; financial, technical

2

adjective + detail : exact, full, further

detail+ be + adjective : available

verb + detail : announce, give, provide, publish; disclose, leak, release, reveal SYNONYMS detail NOUN 1

feature:The most unusual feature in the room is an extraordinary pair of candles.

point:Many of the points in the report are correct.

particular:You will find all the particulars in Chapter 9.

aspect:He was interested in all aspects of the work here.

de|tailed ◆◇◇ /diː te I ld, [AM ] d I te I ld/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A detailed report or plan contains a lot of details. □  Yesterday's letter contains a detailed account of the decisions.

de|tain /d I te I n/ (detains , detaining , detained )

1 VERB When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours.

2 VERB To detain someone means to delay them, for example by talking to them. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] Thank you. We won't detain you any further.

de|tainee /diː te I niː / (detainees ) N‑COUNT A detainee is someone who is held prisoner by a government because of his or her political views or activities.

de|tect /d I te kt/ (detects , detecting , detected )

1 VERB To detect something means to find it or discover that it is present somewhere by using equipment or making an investigation. □ [V n] …a sensitive piece of equipment used to detect radiation. □ [V wh] …a device which can detect who is more at risk of a heart attack.

2 VERB If you detect something, you notice it or sense it, even though it is not very obvious. □ [V n] Arnold could detect a certain sadness in the old man's face.

de|tect|able /d I te ktəb ^ə l/ ADJ Something that is detectable can be noticed or discovered. □  Doctors say the disease is probably inherited but not detectable at birth.

de|tec|tion /d I te kʃ ^ə n/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Detection is the act of noticing or sensing something. □ [+ of ] …the early detection of breast cancer.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Detection is the discovery of something which is supposed to be hidden. □  They are cheating but are sophisticated enough to avoid detection. [Also + of ]

3 N‑UNCOUNT Detection is the work of investigating a crime in order to find out what has happened and who committed it. □  The detection rate for motor vehicle theft that year was just 11.7 per cent.

de|tec|tive ◆◇◇ /d I te kt I v/ (detectives )