fine-tune; trimmer; minor adjustment
Meanings
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to fine-tune; to make minor adjustments
Commonly used for policies, wages, prices, or plans to indicate a small, precise adjustment rather than a major change.
The government decided to fine-tune interest rates to stimulate the economy.
Employees will receive a minor salary fine-tuning this year.
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The designer made a fine adjustment to the colors to make the image more harmonious.
verb
to make minute adjustments to tuning capacitors (in electronics)
technicalTechnical term specific to electronics and radio engineering, referring to precise calibration of capacitance.
The engineer is fine-tuning the frequency of the circuit.
You need to make a small adjustment to the capacitor to receive a clear signal.
noun
trimmer capacitor; padder (small variable capacitor for fine adjustment)
technicalRefers to a specific electronic component, often abbreviated as 'trimmer' in English electronics contexts.
This trimmer is used to calibrate the frequency.
A ceramic trimmer is installed on the circuit board.