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TUNING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("tuning" is a kind of...):
calibration; standardisation; standardization (the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Derivation:
tune (adjust the pitches of (musical instruments))
tune (adjust for (better) functioning)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb tune
