fine-tunedadj.

Brit.

/ˌfʌɪnˈtjuːnd/,

/ˌfʌɪnˈtʃuːnd/, U.S.

/ˌfaɪnˈt(j)und/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fine adj., tune n., -ed suffix², tuned adj.

Etymology: In sense 1 < fine adj. + tune n. + -ed suffix². In senses 2 and 3 from < fine adv. + tuned adj. Compare later fine-tune v., fine tuning n.

1. That has a fine (musical) sound. Now rare.Later examples may instead show figurative uses of sense 2 or sense 3.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adjective] > having musical sound

tuned1579

fine-tuned1661

1661 H. Dawbeny Sober & Temperate Disc. Words in Prayer xv. 83 Boyes..and striplings..are bred up amongst the Brittains..to sing a fine-tuned Song.

1732 D. Evans Minister of Christ 83 If he hath a fine tuned Voice, and can make pleading Orations to the Ear.

1847 Baptist Reporter June 434 At this moment the organ—a fine-tuned instrument—struck up.

1908 Ann. Rep. Museums 1907 in 1st Ann. Message Mayor of Philadelphia 580 13 gongs made of bronze, seven of which comprise a very fine tuned set.

2009 PNG Post-Courier (Austral.) (Nexis) 24 Dec. 4 Hymns will be sung in Misima, Dobu, Tubetube, Tawala and Suau languages and will find their way out of many fine tuned voices.

2011 Deming (New Mexico) Headlight (Nexis) 6 Jan. Albums full of uncommonly fine-tuned songs built to stand the test of time.

2. Of a musical instrument: tuned very precisely, so as to play at exactly the correct pitch. Often (and now usually) in figurative contexts.Early examples may belong at sense 1. Cf. tuned adj. 1.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [adjective] > tuned or well-tuned

tunable1510

well-tuned1535

attuned1590

modulated1735

fine-tuned1758

attempered1796

1758 Public Advertiser 1 June A fine tuned Harpsichord, two Box Organs, [etc.].

1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (Dublin ed.) II. 67 The Sweetness of her Voice continued to vibrate in my Ear, like the Tone of a fine tuned Harp.

1803 Morning Chron. 9 Aug. A set of mahogany dining tables; parlour chairs; a capital fine tuned pianoforte.

1839 Universalist & Ladies Repository June 157/1 The fine tuned strings On which the heart its golden hopes doth hang.

1917 Amer. Jrnl. Vet. Med. 12 4/1 A theory-forming, fine-tuned, physician's brain.

2013 M. Shea Assault on Sunrise 250 His spine was like a fine-tuned violin, and the prickly bow-string of danger kept stroking it.

3. Of a mechanism, system, or device: that has had small adjustments made in order to achieve a better, or the most desirable, performance. Of a programme, plan, etc.: that has been improved or refined by small changes to the details.

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1926 Monroe (Louisiana) News-Star 6 Nov. 3 (advt.) Radiola 6 Tube [radio]... This set works on antenna... Highly selective and extremely fine-tuned.

1942 School Life 27 231 A school library..is as necessary to the whole school machine as is lubrication to any fine tuned engine.

1968 MotorBoating Mag. Apr. 96/2 The Caravel, a fine-tuned outboard-powered runabout, will run through swells and chops alike without a swerve.

1970 New Yorker 19 Dec. 14 (advt.) You just push a button to select a channel. And at the same time you get a perfectly fine-tuned picture.

2009 A. Morse Cultivating Math Coaching Pract. 60 I was determined to have a more fine-tuned agenda this time around.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fine-tuned
释义	fine-tunedadj. Brit. /ˌfʌɪnˈtjuːnd/, /ˌfʌɪnˈtʃuːnd/, U.S. /ˌfaɪnˈt(j)und/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fine adj., tune n., -ed suffix², tuned adj. Etymology: In sense 1 < fine adj. + tune n. + -ed suffix². In senses 2 and 3 from < fine adv. + tuned adj. Compare later fine-tune v., fine tuning n. 1. That has a fine (musical) sound. Now rare.Later examples may instead show figurative uses of sense 2 or sense 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adjective] > having musical sound tuned1579 fine-tuned1661 1661 H. Dawbeny Sober & Temperate Disc. Words in Prayer xv. 83 Boyes..and striplings..are bred up amongst the Brittains..to sing a fine-tuned Song. 1732 D. Evans Minister of Christ 83 If he hath a fine tuned Voice, and can make pleading Orations to the Ear. 1847 Baptist Reporter June 434 At this moment the organ—a fine-tuned instrument—struck up. 1908 Ann. Rep. Museums 1907 in 1st Ann. Message Mayor of Philadelphia 580 13 gongs made of bronze, seven of which comprise a very fine tuned set. 2009 PNG Post-Courier (Austral.) (Nexis) 24 Dec. 4 Hymns will be sung in Misima, Dobu, Tubetube, Tawala and Suau languages and will find their way out of many fine tuned voices. 2011 Deming (New Mexico) Headlight (Nexis) 6 Jan. Albums full of uncommonly fine-tuned songs built to stand the test of time. 2. Of a musical instrument: tuned very precisely, so as to play at exactly the correct pitch. Often (and now usually) in figurative contexts.Early examples may belong at sense 1. Cf. tuned adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [adjective] > tuned or well-tuned tunable1510 well-tuned1535 attuned1590 modulated1735 fine-tuned1758 attempered1796 1758 Public Advertiser 1 June A fine tuned Harpsichord, two Box Organs, [etc.]. 1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (Dublin ed.) II. 67 The Sweetness of her Voice continued to vibrate in my Ear, like the Tone of a fine tuned Harp. 1803 Morning Chron. 9 Aug. A set of mahogany dining tables; parlour chairs; a capital fine tuned pianoforte. 1839 Universalist & Ladies Repository June 157/1 The fine tuned strings On which the heart its golden hopes doth hang. 1917 Amer. Jrnl. Vet. Med. 12 4/1 A theory-forming, fine-tuned, physician's brain. 2013 M. Shea Assault on Sunrise 250 His spine was like a fine-tuned violin, and the prickly bow-string of danger kept stroking it. 3. Of a mechanism, system, or device: that has had small adjustments made in order to achieve a better, or the most desirable, performance. Of a programme, plan, etc.: that has been improved or refined by small changes to the details. ΚΠ 1926 Monroe (Louisiana) News-Star 6 Nov. 3 (advt.) Radiola 6 Tube [radio]... This set works on antenna... Highly selective and extremely fine-tuned. 1942 School Life 27 231 A school library..is as necessary to the whole school machine as is lubrication to any fine tuned engine. 1968 MotorBoating Mag. Apr. 96/2 The Caravel, a fine-tuned outboard-powered runabout, will run through swells and chops alike without a swerve. 1970 New Yorker 19 Dec. 14 (advt.) You just push a button to select a channel. And at the same time you get a perfectly fine-tuned picture. 2009 A. Morse Cultivating Math Coaching Pract. 60 I was determined to have a more fine-tuned agenda this time around. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1661
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