Definitions for "Detail drawing"
(n) A dimensioned multiview drawing of a single part, using ANSI standard conventions to describe the part's shape, size, material, and finish. Detail drawings are sufficiently descriptive that the part can be manufactured using the drawing as the only communications device. Detail drawings are produced from design sketches or extracted from a 3-D computer model.
A drawing on a large scale showing all small parts, dimensions, details, etc.
a description of a single part, given in such a manner as to describe by lines, notes, and symbols the specifications as to size, shape, material, and methods of manufacture that are to be used in making the part