(finely tuned)

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• finely — fine|ly [ˈfaınli] adv 1.) into very thin or very small pieces ▪ finely chopped onion 2.) in a very careful, delicate, or exact way ▪ Saunders finely crafted drawings ▪ These instruments are very finely tuned. 3.) beautifully or impressively ▪ He… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• finely — adverb 1 into very thin or very small pieces: Add the finely chopped onion to the butter, and fry till golden. 2 to a very exact degree: These instruments are very finely tuned. 3 beautifully and delicately: She had an oval face with finely… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Fine-tuned Universe — The fine tuned Universe is the idea that the conditions that allow life in the Universe can only occur when certain universal physical constants lie within a very narrow range, so that if any of several fundamental constants were only slightly… …   Wikipedia

• Pure tone audiometry — (PTA) is the key hearing test used to identify hearing threshold levels of an individual, enabling determination of the degree, type and configuration of a hearing loss. Thus, providing the basis for diagnosis and management. PTA is a subjective …   Wikipedia

• tune — tune1 S3 [tju:n US tu:n] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: tone] 1.) a series of musical notes that are played or sung and are nice to listen to = ↑melody ▪ Sam was humming a little tune . ▪ a hymn tune ▪ The song is sung to the tune of Colonel Bogey …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tune — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ He hummed a little tune as he washed the dishes. ▪ good, great, nice ▪ happy, jaunty …   Collocations dictionary

• tune — 1 noun (C) 1 a series of musical notes that are played or sung one after the other to make a pattern of sound that is usually pleasant to listen to: I recognize that tune but I can t remember the name of the song. 2 in tune playing or singing the …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tune — tune1 [ tun ] noun count INFORMAL ** a song or piece of music: the station that plays all your favorite tunes a Russian folk tune be in/out of tune with 1. ) to understand/not understand the feelings, opinions, or needs of a group of people: He… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tune — I UK [tjuːn] / US [tun] noun [countable] Word forms tune : singular tune plural tunes informal ** a song or piece of music a Russian folk tune the station that plays all your favourite tunes • be in/out of tune with to understand/not understand… …   English dictionary

• Anthropic principle — In astrophysics and cosmology, the anthropic principle is the philosophical argument that observations of the physical Universe must be compatible with the conscious life that observes it. Some proponents of the argument reason that it explains… …   Wikipedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium