[fahyn-toon, -tyoon] 
| 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 (def. 12). |
| 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 (fīn'tōōn', -tyōōn') tr.v. fine-tuned, fine-tun·ing, fine-tunes 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). |