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tuning |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tune \Tune\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tuned}; p. pr & vb n. {Tuning}.] 1. To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds; to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone of as to tune a piano or a violin. `` Tune your harps.'' --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tuning \Tun"ing\, a. & n. from {Tune}, v. {Tuning fork} (Mus.), a steel instrument consisting of two prongs and a handle, which being struck, gives a certain fixed tone. It is used for tuning instruments, or for ascertaining the pitch of tunes. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tuning n : calibrating something (a musical instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency
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