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fine-tune
[fahyn-toon, -tyoon] 
–verb (used with object), -tuned, -tun⋅ing.
| 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. |
Origin:
1920–25
1920–25
Related forms:
fine-tuner, noun
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| 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). |
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