From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrefinementre‧fine‧ment /rɪˈfaɪnmənt/AWL noun1[countable]ADD an improvement, usually a small one, to something
The new model has a number of refinements.2[countable] something which is an improvedversion of an existingproduct, system etcrefinement of
The new theory is a refinement of Corbin’s theory of personality development.3[uncountable]IMPROVE the process of improving something
Some further refinement is needed.4[uncountable] the process of making a substance more pure
sugar refinementrefinement of
the refinement of cocaine5[uncountable]POLITE the quality of being polite and well-educated, in a way that is typical of someone from a high social class
a woman of great refinementExamples from the Corpusrefinement• Essentially this feedforward network uses a refinement of the Widrow-Hoff technique, which calculates the difference between actualoutputs and desired outputs.• Second time around they added refinements.• a wine of great delicacy and refinement• On April 15 the federalparliamentapprovedrefinements to the presidentialelection process.• Of respectable working-class background with some pretentions to gentility, without formaleducation, she nevertheless possessed an instinctiverefinement of manner.• Having made such strides with the engine and suspension, we added further touches of refinement inside and out.• Several rule refinements come into force this season.• His manners showed refinement and good breeding.• Each of these steps can be further broken down, a process also referred to as stepwise refinement.• Some highly general tendencies, which will necessarily be subject to subsequentrefinement and caution, can serve to represent the scene.refinement of• The contract calls for refinement and completion of the aircraft.
