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tuning British & World English

the action or process of tuning something

tune British & World English

adjust (a musical instrument) to the correct or uniform pitch

tuning fork British & World English

a two-pronged steel device used by musicians, which vibrates when struck to give a note of specific pitch

tuning peg British & World English

any of the pegs in the neck of a stringed musical instrument around which the strings are wound, and which are turned to adjust their tension and so tune the instrument

tuning pin British & World English

a pin to which the strings of a piano or harpsichord are attached

detune British & World English

cause (a musical instrument) to become out of tune

retune British & World English

tune (something) again or differently, in particular:

tune in in tune British & World English

watch or listen to a television or radio broadcast

tune out in tune British & World English

stop listening or paying attention

fine-tune British & World English

make small adjustments to (something) in order to achieve the best or a desired performance

tune something out in tune British & World English

exclude a sound or transmission of a particular frequency