TUNING


Meaning of TUNING in English

noun

( -s )

Etymology: from gerund of tune (II)

1.

a.

(1) : the act or process of putting in tune

final assembly, regulating, tuning and voicing of … pianos — Baldwin Piano Co. Catalog

(2) : the quality or state of being tuned

a small violoncello of standard tuning — Robert Donington

b. : an adaptive influence or state of adaptation

gave him the right tuning for feeling like a piece of God's creation — Eric Manners

2. obsolete : the production of musical sounds

sentimental and rapturous tunings — Henry Brooke

3. : an act or process of adjusting with respect to resonance ; specifically : adjustment of the frequency response of receiving equipment (as of a radio) to be resonant with the received signal — compare flat tuning , sharp tuning

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