tuning
Britishnoun
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a set of pitches to which the open strings of a guitar, violin, etc, are tuned
the normal tuning on a violin is G, D, A, E
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the accurate pitching of notes and intervals by a choir, orchestra, etc; intonation
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Otherwise, ABC has dominated, with upwards of 10 million tuning in most weeks to the network’s prime-time game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Sayers isn't sure whether the new line-up has contributed to lower ratings - about six million people are tuning in every week this year, down by about a million.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
As his phone overheated in North Carolina, he decided that instead of tuning out the noise, he would jump cleats-first into the comments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Engineers expect to improve that performance even further as they continue tuning the guidance system.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Having the theory, though, did not lead to its immediate adoption as a tuning system in either China or Europe.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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