fine tuningn.

Brit.

/ˌfʌɪn ˈtjuːnɪŋ/,

/ˌfʌɪn ˈtʃuːnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌfaɪn ˈt(j)unɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fine adj., tuning n.

Etymology: < fine adj. + tuning n., after fine-tuned adj. Compare later fine-tune v.

1. The action or process of tuning a musical instrument very precisely, so as to play at exactly the correct pitch; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [noun] > fine tuning

fine tuning1856

1856 Catal. 8th Exhib. Inventions in Jrnl. Soc. Arts 4 App. I. 40/2 Portable machine for tuning, arranged to give nine times the power of the hand for fine tuning.

1894 T. Elliston (title) Organs and tuning..being a treatise on the construction, mechanism, and fine tuning of the instrument.

1921 G. A. Audsley Organ-stops 93 If the pipes are properly cut to length, only fine tuning will be necessary.

1998 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 28 Feb. (Clearwater Times section) 2 (caption) At back is a viola that is awaiting fine-tuning.

2008 Clavier Sept. 47/1 Bill Goodfellow, my technician, gave the piano a fine tuning.

2. Originally: the action or process of making minor adjustments to a radio in order to receive or broadcast on specific frequencies. In later use more generally: the action or process of making minor adjustments to a device, apparatus, etc., in order to achieve a precise setting or calibration.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > [noun] > tuning or mistuning

tuning1899

tune1909

mistuning1914

fine tuning1915

synchronization1932

synchronizing1943

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > adjustment for accuracy or smooth operation

squaring1838

truing1852

tuning1863

calibrating1897

fine tuning1915

tune-up1933

tune1971

tweaking1975

1915 Radiotelegraphy (U.S. Signal Corps) (rev. ed.) 118 On each coil there are contacts, 0 to 24, for tuning to different wave lengths, the dial nearest to the binding post ‘A’ being connected to the large primary for large changes in wave length and the other to the small one for small changes and fine tuning.

1959 K. Henney Radio Engin. Handbk. (ed. 5) xix. 45 Tuning by means of push buttons offers freedom from fine tuning.

1985 Sci. Amer. Apr. 104/2 Parsons..equipped his governor with a fine-tuning mechanism that depended directly on the dynamo voltage.

2014 C. Renée James Sci. Unshackled ii. 21 With the proper arrangement and fine-tuning of mirrors and detectors, Michelson and Morley figured it should be possible to change the light beams' interference pattern.

3. The action or process of making a series of minor adjustments to something in order to achieve the best or a desired performance; (Economics) the policy or process of making a series of minor changes in monetary and fiscal policy in order to maintain a stable level of aggregate demand, usually that associated with full employment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] > slight improvement

touching1957

fine tuning1962

1962 Rev. Econ. & Statistics 44 422/1 Open market operations in government securities..can be carried out..without the inconvenience that would accompany the attempt to accomplish the same continual ‘fine tuning’ of the money market by means of variations in reserve requirements.

1966 Financial Times 14 Oct. 3/2 Mr. Okun..argued..that the U.S. economy might require ‘fine tuning’ through extremely short-term and highly selective tax increases.

1976 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 29 Nov. 6/3 God may have fashioned us all in His image but does that mean we shouldn't do a little fine-tuning of our own?

1983 National Westm. Bank Q. Rev. Feb. 33 The time has come to abandon the concept of fine tuning involving very detailed management of the national economy by means of fiscal policy measures.

2008 S. Field Ferguson Career Coach: Managing your Career in Health Care Industry 71/2 Do your negotiation skills need fine-tuning?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fine tuning
释义	fine tuningn. Brit. /ˌfʌɪn ˈtjuːnɪŋ/, /ˌfʌɪn ˈtʃuːnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌfaɪn ˈt(j)unɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fine adj., tuning n. Etymology: < fine adj. + tuning n., after fine-tuned adj. Compare later fine-tune v. 1. The action or process of tuning a musical instrument very precisely, so as to play at exactly the correct pitch; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [noun] > fine tuning fine tuning1856 1856 Catal. 8th Exhib. Inventions in Jrnl. Soc. Arts 4 App. I. 40/2 Portable machine for tuning, arranged to give nine times the power of the hand for fine tuning. 1894 T. Elliston (title) Organs and tuning..being a treatise on the construction, mechanism, and fine tuning of the instrument. 1921 G. A. Audsley Organ-stops 93 If the pipes are properly cut to length, only fine tuning will be necessary. 1998 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 28 Feb. (Clearwater Times section) 2 (caption) At back is a viola that is awaiting fine-tuning. 2008 Clavier Sept. 47/1 Bill Goodfellow, my technician, gave the piano a fine tuning. 2. Originally: the action or process of making minor adjustments to a radio in order to receive or broadcast on specific frequencies. In later use more generally: the action or process of making minor adjustments to a device, apparatus, etc., in order to achieve a precise setting or calibration. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > [noun] > tuning or mistuning tuning1899 tune1909 mistuning1914 fine tuning1915 synchronization1932 synchronizing1943 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > adjustment for accuracy or smooth operation squaring1838 truing1852 tuning1863 calibrating1897 fine tuning1915 tune-up1933 tune1971 tweaking1975 1915 Radiotelegraphy (U.S. Signal Corps) (rev. ed.) 118 On each coil there are contacts, 0 to 24, for tuning to different wave lengths, the dial nearest to the binding post ‘A’ being connected to the large primary for large changes in wave length and the other to the small one for small changes and fine tuning. 1959 K. Henney Radio Engin. Handbk. (ed. 5) xix. 45 Tuning by means of push buttons offers freedom from fine tuning. 1985 Sci. Amer. Apr. 104/2 Parsons..equipped his governor with a fine-tuning mechanism that depended directly on the dynamo voltage. 2014 C. Renée James Sci. Unshackled ii. 21 With the proper arrangement and fine-tuning of mirrors and detectors, Michelson and Morley figured it should be possible to change the light beams' interference pattern. 3. The action or process of making a series of minor adjustments to something in order to achieve the best or a desired performance; (Economics) the policy or process of making a series of minor changes in monetary and fiscal policy in order to maintain a stable level of aggregate demand, usually that associated with full employment. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] > slight improvement touching1957 fine tuning1962 1962 Rev. Econ. & Statistics 44 422/1 Open market operations in government securities..can be carried out..without the inconvenience that would accompany the attempt to accomplish the same continual ‘fine tuning’ of the money market by means of variations in reserve requirements. 1966 Financial Times 14 Oct. 3/2 Mr. Okun..argued..that the U.S. economy might require ‘fine tuning’ through extremely short-term and highly selective tax increases. 1976 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 29 Nov. 6/3 God may have fashioned us all in His image but does that mean we shouldn't do a little fine-tuning of our own? 1983 National Westm. Bank Q. Rev. Feb. 33 The time has come to abandon the concept of fine tuning involving very detailed management of the national economy by means of fiscal policy measures. 2008 S. Field Ferguson Career Coach: Managing your Career in Health Care Industry 71/2 Do your negotiation skills need fine-tuning? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856
随便看	subadolescents subadore subadult subadults subadvocate subaerate subaerated subaerial subaerialist subaerially subaffluent subaftonian subage subagencies subagency subagent subagents subagitate subagitation subagitatory subah subahs subahship subahships subaid