minutia vs detail

minutia and detail both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minutia	Yes	No	No	No
detail	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, detail is a hypernym of minutia; that is, detail is a word with a broader meaning than minutia:

Other hypernyms of minutia include item, point.

minutia (noun)	detail (noun)
(biometrics, forensics) Any of the major features of a fingerprint that allow prints to be compared.	an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
a small or minor detail	extended treatment of particulars
	a temporary military unit
	a crew of workers selected for a particular task
	a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

minutia (verb)	detail (verb)
	assign to a specific task
	provide details for