fine-tune

English Thesaurus

1. make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring (verb.change)

hypernym	:	adjust, correct, set,
definition	:	alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard (verb.change)

2. adjust finely (verb.change)

hypernym	:	tune, tune up,
definition	:	adjust for (better) functioning (verb.change)

3. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)

hypernym	:	ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate,
definition	:	to make better (verb.change)

hyponym	:	over-refine, overrefine,
definition	:	refine too much or with excess of subtlety (verb.change)

hyponym	:	civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train,
definition	:	teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment (verb.social)

4. make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring (verb.change)

derivation	:	calibration, standardisation, standardization,
definition	:	the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument (noun.act)

derivation	:	graduate,
definition	:	a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	graduation,
definition	:	a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement (noun.communication)

5. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)

derivation	:	elaboration, refinement,
definition	:	the result of improving something (noun.event)

derivation	:	refiner,
definition	:	one whose work is to refine a specific thing (noun.person)

derivation	:	cultivation, culture, finish, polish, refinement,
definition	:	a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality (noun.state)

6. make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring (verb.change)

derivation	:	calibration, standardisation, standardization,
definition	:	the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument (noun.act)

derivation	:	graduate,
definition	:	a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	graduation,
definition	:	a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement (noun.communication)

7. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)

derivation	:	elaboration, refinement,
definition	:	the result of improving something (noun.event)

derivation	:	refiner,
definition	:	one whose work is to refine a specific thing (noun.person)

derivation	:	cultivation, culture, finish, polish, refinement,
definition	:	a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality (noun.state)