accordatura

[ uh-kawr-duh-toor-uh; Italian ahk-kawr-dah-too-rah ]

noun

, Music.

, plural ac·cor·da·tu·ras, ac·cor·da·tu·re [ahk-kaw, r, -dah-, too, -, r, e].

1. the notes to which a stringed instrument is tuned.

Word History and Origins

Origin of accordatura¹

< Italian: literally, a tuning, equivalent to accordat ( o ) (past participle of accordare < Vulgar Latin *accordāre; accord ) + -ūra -ure