What does "cross-tuning" mean?

A system of tuning a musical instrument to pitches other than the accepted standard: for example, tuning one or more strings of a violin to pitches other than the commonly accepted GDAE.

What is a synonym for "cross-tuning"?

Common synonyms include: scordatura.

Cross-tuning

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Definitions

Noun

1
A system of tuning a musical instrument to pitches other than the accepted standard: for example, tuning one or more strings of a violin to pitches other than the commonly accepted GDAE. countable, uncountable

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of cross-tune form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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scordatura

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