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tuning

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtjuːnɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈtuːnɪŋ/
  • CMU ARPABET: T UW1 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Action of the verb to tune.

The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Action of the verb to tune.

Ellipsis of tuning system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Action of the verb to tune.

The adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of tune

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: calibration, standardization, standardisation

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: настро́йка (nastrójka) — action of the verb to tune
  • Chinese Mandarin: 調整 /调整 (tiáozhěng) — action of the verb to tune
  • Finnish: virittäminen — action of the verb to tune
  • French: réglage — action of the verb to tune
  • German: Anpassung — action of the verb to tune
  • Russian: настро́йка (nastrójka) — action of the verb to tune
  • Russian: регулиро́вка (reguliróvka) — action of the verb to tune
  • Spanish: tuneo — action of the verb to tune
  • Spanish: tuneado — action of the verb to tune
  • Bulgarian: настро́йка (nastrójka) — the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch
  • Chinese Mandarin: 調音 /调音 (tiáoyīn) — the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch
  • Czech: ladění — the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch
  • Finnish: viritys — the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch
  • French: accordage — the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch
  • German: Stimmung — the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch
  • Indonesian: penalaan — the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch
  • Japanese: 調律 (chōritsu) — the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch
  • Korean: 조율 (joyul) — the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch
  • Malay: penalaan — the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stemming — the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stemming — the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch
  • Portuguese: afinação — the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch
  • Russian: настро́йка (nastrójka) — the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch
  • Spanish: afinación — the calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch
  • Bulgarian: настройка (nastrojka) — the adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance
  • Finnish: viritys — the adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance
  • Finnish: hienosäätö — the adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance
  • French: paramétrage — the adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance
  • French: tuning — the adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance
  • Japanese: チューニング (chūningu) — the adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance
  • Russian: тю́нинг (tjúning) — the adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance
  • Russian: нала́дка (naládka) — the adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance
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