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tuning

3 entries found.


Main Entry:
2tune
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
tuned; tun·ing
Date:
15th century
transitive verb1: to adjust in musical pitch or cause to be in tune <tuned her guitar>2 a: to bring into harmony : attune b: to adjust for precise functioning —often used with up<tune up an engine> c: to make more precise, intense, or effective3: to adjust with respect to resonance at a particular frequency: as a: to adjust (a radio or television receiver) to respond to waves of a particular frequency —often used with in b: to establish radio contact with <tune in a directional beacon> 4: to adjust the frequency of the output of (a device) to a chosen frequency or range of frequencies ; also : to alter the frequency of (radiation)intransitive verb1: to become attuned2: to adjust a radio or television receiver to respond to waves of a particular frequency
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