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