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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing;
- Example: "refine one's style of writing"
[syn: polish, refine, fine-tune, down]

2. adjust finely;
- Example: "fine-tune the engine"
[syn: fine-tune, tweak]

3. make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring;
- Example: "calibrate an instrument"
- Example: "graduate a cylinder"
[syn: calibrate, graduate, fine-tune]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

fine-tune \fine-tune\ v. t. to adjust carefully and precisely so as to achieve optimum performance or efficiency; as, The mechanic fine-tuned the engine. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fine-tune v 1: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" [syn: polish, refine, fine-tune, down] 2: adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine" [syn: fine-tune, tweak] 3: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder" [syn: calibrate, graduate, fine-tune]