Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tuning

1 sense of tuning

Sense 1
tuning -- ((music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency)
       => calibration, standardization, standardisation -- (the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration")

Antonyms of verb tune

1 of 2 senses of tune

Sense 2
tune, tune up -- (adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned")
       Antonym of untune (Sense 2)
      => untune -- (cause to be out of tune; "Don't untune that string!")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tune

2 senses of tune

Sense 1
tune, tune up -- (adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine")
       => adjust, set, correct -- (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels")

Sense 2
tune, tune up -- (adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned")
       => adjust, set, correct -- (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels")

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