fine tunern.

Brit.

/ˌfʌɪn ˈtjuːnə/,

/ˌfʌɪn ˈtʃuːnə/, U.S.

/ˌfaɪn ˈt(j)unər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fine adj., tuner n.

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

1. A person skilled in tuning pianos or other musical instruments very precisely; spec. a person who does this professionally. Cf. fine-tune v. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [noun] > tuner > of piano

pianoforte tuner1786

piano tuner1833

fine tuner1871

1871 36th Ann. Rep. Managers N.Y. Inst. Blind 19 All who possess average natural fitness..can by patient practice become good tuners, while the number of fine tuners will be limited to the more apt.

1915 Tuners' Mag. Jan. 34 One must do actual work in construction of pianos... Any young man desiring to be a fine tuner..must go to the factory and learn his trade.

2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 7 Nov. b4/6 Some of the craft experts interviewed include..a stringer and a fine tuner.

2. Any device used for the fine tuning of electronic equipment. Cf. fine tuning n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > radio equipment > [noun] > radio set > controls

automatic frequency control1921

automatic volume control1924

automatic gain control1925

channel selector1931

fine tuner1965

1965 Pop. Sci. Dec. 85 Adjust fine-tuner to eliminate sound interference from picture.

1967 W. E. Pannett Dict. Radio & Television 101 Fine tuner, control enabling a signal to be tuned in accurately after the main tuning control has been set.

2001 Wired July 158/2 Looking at a model for a few picoseconds..is all today's fine-tuners can do.

3. Economics. A person who advocates minor changes in monetary and fiscal policy in order to maintain a stable level of aggregate demand. Cf. fine tuning n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

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

toucher-up?1762

fine tuner1967

1967 Amarillo (Texas) Globe-Times 15 June 36/6 Fine-tuners like Professor Paul Samuelson scoffed at those who were concerned about deficits.

1976 Business Week 19 July 12/2 Will Burns live up to his reputation as a monetary fine-tuner par excellence or will he again reach for those brakes?

1984 Forbes 27 Aug. 169 The point about the postwar era that the Keynesian fine-tuners have missed is that..those policies are no longer politically reversible.

1994 Jrnl. Post Keynesian Econ. 17 286 I have no intention of defending BK [= Bastard Keynesianism] fine-tuners.

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

单词	fine tuner
释义	fine tunern. Brit. /ˌfʌɪn ˈtjuːnə/, /ˌfʌɪn ˈtʃuːnə/, U.S. /ˌfaɪn ˈt(j)unər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fine adj., tuner n. Etymology: < fine adj. + tuner n., after fine-tuned adj. Compare later fine-tune v. 1. A person skilled in tuning pianos or other musical instruments very precisely; spec. a person who does this professionally. Cf. fine-tune v. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [noun] > tuner > of piano pianoforte tuner1786 piano tuner1833 fine tuner1871 1871 36th Ann. Rep. Managers N.Y. Inst. Blind 19 All who possess average natural fitness..can by patient practice become good tuners, while the number of fine tuners will be limited to the more apt. 1915 Tuners' Mag. Jan. 34 One must do actual work in construction of pianos... Any young man desiring to be a fine tuner..must go to the factory and learn his trade. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 7 Nov. b4/6 Some of the craft experts interviewed include..a stringer and a fine tuner. 2. Any device used for the fine tuning of electronic equipment. Cf. fine tuning n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > radio equipment > [noun] > radio set > controls automatic frequency control1921 automatic volume control1924 automatic gain control1925 channel selector1931 fine tuner1965 1965 Pop. Sci. Dec. 85 Adjust fine-tuner to eliminate sound interference from picture. 1967 W. E. Pannett Dict. Radio & Television 101 Fine tuner, control enabling a signal to be tuned in accurately after the main tuning control has been set. 2001 Wired July 158/2 Looking at a model for a few picoseconds..is all today's fine-tuners can do. 3. Economics. A person who advocates minor changes in monetary and fiscal policy in order to maintain a stable level of aggregate demand. Cf. fine tuning n. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] > slight improvement > one who toucher-up?1762 fine tuner1967 1967 Amarillo (Texas) Globe-Times 15 June 36/6 Fine-tuners like Professor Paul Samuelson scoffed at those who were concerned about deficits. 1976 Business Week 19 July 12/2 Will Burns live up to his reputation as a monetary fine-tuner par excellence or will he again reach for those brakes? 1984 Forbes 27 Aug. 169 The point about the postwar era that the Keynesian fine-tuners have missed is that..those policies are no longer politically reversible. 1994 Jrnl. Post Keynesian Econ. 17 286 I have no intention of defending BK [= Bastard Keynesianism] fine-tuners. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871
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