Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To make small adjustments in for optimal performance or effectiveness: "Advertising agencies kept fine-tuning the coolly calculated machinery of merchandising and hype” ( New Yorker).
Wiktionary
- v. To make small adjustments to something until optimization is achieved
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. to adjust carefully and precisely so as to achieve optimum performance or efficiency.
WordNet 3.0
- v. adjust finely
- v. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- v. make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
Examples
“China's Politburo, the party's top decision-making body, said China would "fine-tune policies in light of changes in economic development," according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.”
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“Mr. Li suggested that China should "fine-tune" its restrictions on home purchases in some areas while maintaining an overall tight stance.”
“It can take months to fine-tune settings on the battery pack and adjust medications to give patients optimal movement control.”
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“Congress has passed two laws to endorse and fine-tune military tribunals, and now it has given its bipartisan imprimatur to detention and other antiterror policies.”
“Rejection only means that the transplant team needs to fine-tune the immunosuppressant medications your child is taking to prevent his immune system from trying to reject the liver.”
“It's easier than trying to fine-tune something diplomatic, and it's more socially acceptable than violence. paintbox paintbox”
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“You can fine-tune the brushes you use by setting the minimum and maximum width of the brush, so each brush stroke will be unique and vary in width based on your parameters.”
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“The system gives you the capability to fine-tune the ride under widely differing road and load characteristics, and it also makes for a more comfortable ride and better handling, says Snyder.”
“New adjustable drivers like the TaylorMade R11, launched in January 2011, allow golfers to fine-tune clubs after buying.”
“He's trying to fine-tune his approach so it can be replicated by other primary-care doctors.”
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