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tuning

tune
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [toon, tyoon]
    • /tun, tyun/
    • /ˈtjuː.nɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [toon, tyoon]
    • /tun, tyun/

Definitions of tuning word

  • noun tuning a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it. 1
  • noun tuning a musical setting of a hymn, poem, psalm, etc., usually in four-part harmony. 1
  • noun tuning the state of being in the proper pitch: to be in tune. 1
  • noun tuning agreement in pitch; unison; harmony. 1
  • noun tuning proper adjustment, as of radio instruments or circuits with respect to frequency. 1
  • noun tuning harmonious relationship; accord; agreement. 1
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Origin of tuning

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English (noun); unexplained variant of tone

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Parts of speech for Tuning

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Tuning

tuning popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for tuning

noun tuning

  • codification — the systematic organization of methods, rules, etc
  • coordination — Coordination means organizing the activities of two or more groups so that they work together efficiently and know what the others are doing.
  • coordinations — the act or state of coordinating or of being coordinated.
  • adjustment — An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
  • calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
All 5 Synonyms of tuning

Top questions with tuning

  • how to tuning?
  • when the levee breaks tuning?

Related words

  • meantone system

    a system for tuning keyboard instruments, used before the development of tuning by equal temperament and considered practical only for tonalities of not more than two sharps or flats.

  • pitch pipe

    a small flute or reed pipe producing one or more pitches when blown into, used chiefly for establishing the proper pitch in singing or in tuning a musical instrument.

  • temperament

    the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person; natural predisposition.

  • tonometer

    an instrument for measuring the frequencies of tones, as a tuning fork or a graduated set of tuning forks.

  • tune

    Thomas James ("Tommy") born 1939, U.S. dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, and director.

  • tuning fork

    a steel instrument consisting of a stem with two prongs, producing a musical tone of definite, constant pitch when struck, and serving as a standard for tuning musical instruments, making acoustical experiments, and the like.
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