The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word VERNIER which also is the latest solution we found used in Washington Post in 2000.
Fine-detail scale crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VERNIER | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fine-detail scale
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- vernier
- minutely
- model
- miniature
- gross
- hairsplitting
- nuance
- acuity
- finespun
- microcrystalline
- nicety
- painstaking
Crossword Answer definitions
VERNIER noun- A secondary scale with finer graduations than the primary scale of a measuring device; the vernier measures between graduations of the larger scale.
- A secondary control input with finer control than the primary, or coarse, input; for example the vernier frequency tuning knob on a radio.
- A secondary system of force application for the attitude control of a spacecraft; for example a vernier thruster.
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