Synonyms and antonyms of Checking and changing pieces of machinery in British Thesaurus

tune (verb)

to make small changes to an engine or a machine so that it works better

diagnose (verb)

to find out why something such as a piece of equipment or software is not working

calibrate (verb)

to check or change a piece of equipment used for measuring things in order to make it accurate

zero (verb)

to set a piece of equipment or control to ‘0’

calibration (noun)

the process of checking or changing a piece of equipment used for measuring things in order to make it accurate

tune-up (noun)

a series of small changes made to a vehicle’s engine so that it will work better

regulate (verb)

to control a machine so that it works effectively

preset (verb)

to set the controls on a piece of electrical equipment so that it will start to work at a later time

autotune (verb)

to cause equipment to set or change itself automatically