Fine-tune

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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