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fine-tune

[fahyn-toon, -tyoon]

verb (used with object)

fine-tuned, fine-tuning 
  1. to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.

  2. tune.

  3. to make minor adjustments in so as to produce stability, improvement, or the precise results desired.

    to fine-tune the nation's economy.



fine-tune

verb

  1. (tr) to make fine adjustments to (something) in order to obtain optimum performance

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • fine-tuner noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fine-tune1

First recorded in 1920–25
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In order to fine-tune for the series against India in June, he may play one of the two matches England Lions have scheduled against India A from 30 May or 6 June.

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Between now and the show's opening in November, Fletcher said the team would be "fine-tuning for as long as we can, and making sure that we get it absolutely right".

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The production could use some fine-tuning before it heads to New York.

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There, Black poets of all stripes could tune out the world and instead fine-tune their craft.

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She plans to fine-tune its language and bring it back to the council next month.

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