TUNING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency

Classified under:

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)

-ing form of the verb tune