Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
(music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tune \Tune\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tuned (t[=u]nd); 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.
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2. To give tone to; to attune; to adapt in style of music; to
make harmonious.
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For now to sorrow must I tune my song. --Milton.
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3. To sing with melody or harmony.
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Fountains, and ye, that warble, as ye flow,
Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise.
--Milton.
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4. To put into a proper state or disposition. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tuning \Tun"ing\ (t[=u]n"[i^]ng),
a. & n. from Tune, v.
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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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tuning
n 1: (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic
circuit) to a standard frequency