coarse setting

[′kȯrs ′sed·iŋ]

(ordnance)

Preliminary adjustment of a sight in laying a gun, made first on the main scale; then the fine setting is made on the associated scale of smaller graduations.

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Use a pepper grinder on a coarse setting to grind the peppercorns, then spread over a plate.

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Selectable electro-hydraulic mapping allows adjusting implement response to fine, normal, or coarse settings to match operator preferences and to tailor the machine to individual applications.

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* Make sure the grinder has very fine settings, but also very coarse settings. The coarser settings are helpful when using very oily beans.