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
Example Sentences
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Is this an A.I. company fine tuning its offerings, or the long-awaited popping of the A.I. bubble?
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Since people are tuning in to a broadcast signal, there is no way for the government to track them, she added.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
After decades of unrelenting attention to career and children, she loved the idea of tuning out the noise and using her hands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
These electron correlations act like a fine tuning mechanism, allowing scientists to deliberately engineer unusual quantum states.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
There’s Nora, cross-legged on the floor, tuning her guitar.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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