The orchestra makes discordant noises when tuning up.
Source: tatoeba (1917)
Tuning
/ˈtjuːnɪŋ/
Synonyms for "tuning" (66 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Adjective(1 words)
acoustic adjustment
Noun(11 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (19)
Noun(11 words)
chemical manipulationsconfigurationconfiguringcorrectingcustomizedequipment calibrationfine tuningfittingframework alignmenthormone signaling controlintonation
Related words (33)
Noun(26 words)
jiggeringmodifymodifyingmodulatingmodulationmodulationsoptimizationsoptimizeoptimizedoptimizingoverclockingparameter optimizationparameterizationpitch adjustmentreadjustingreadjustmentsrefinementsshoehorningsoftware tweaksystem optimization change
Verb(1 words)
modify concentration
Adjective(1 words)
steady adjustment
Related word relations
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More general
14 entriesadjectiveadjustmentcalibrationcurriculum characteristiccustomizationdescriptive wordeducational descriptormusical propertyoptimizationprocessstandardisationstandardizationsystem propertytechnical descriptor
More specific
21 entriesadjustedadjustment settingalgorithm tuningaligned assignmentantenna tuningcalibratedcontent tailoringcustomized lessonengine tuningguitar tuningin tuneinstruction modificationinstrument tuninglesson adaptationparameter tuningpiano tuning
Showing 16 of 21 words.
Collocations
13 entriesantenna tuningengine tuningguitar tuninginstrument tuningmusical tuningparameter tuningpiano tuningtuning curvetuning forktuning knobtuning parametertuning processtuning settings
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
9 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- настро́йка noun (action of the verb to tune)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 調整 /调整 noun (action of the verb to tune)
Finnish
1 entries- virittäminen noun (action of the verb to tune)
French
1 entries- réglage noun (action of the verb to tune)
German
1 entries- Anpassung noun (action of the verb to tune)
Russian
2 entries- настро́йка noun (action of the verb to tune)
- регулиро́вка noun (action of the verb to tune)
Spanish
2 entries- tuneado noun (action of the verb to tune)
- tuneo noun (action of the verb to tune)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
The best ear training is tuning a piano or harpsichord.
Source: tatoeba (637741)
The standard pitch A is used as referential pitch for tuning most of all instruments and is set to 440 Hertz.
Source: tatoeba (787656)
The orchestra's tuning up.
Source: tatoeba (2784320)
Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.