delicate adjustment
Frequency: 6.05.1 per million words
A very small and precise change.
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- Calibrating the microscope requires a very delicate adjustment of the focus knob.
- The pianist made a delicate adjustment to the piano stool to find the perfect height.
- The central bank is attempting a delicate adjustment of interest rates to control inflation.
- Even a tiny error in this delicate adjustment could cause the entire machine to fail.
- Moving in together requires a constant, delicate adjustment of habits and expectations.
- You will need to make a delicate adjustment to the camera lens to achieve that soft-focus effect.
- Success in this field often depends on making one delicate adjustment after another.
- The surgeon performed a delicate adjustment to the laser's intensity.
- Restoring the painting involved a series of delicate adjustments to the color balance.
- The satellite's orbit was corrected with a single, delicate adjustment from mission control.