English Online Dictionary. What means tuner? What does tuner mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtuː.nɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtjuː.nə/, /ˈtʃuː.nə/
- Rhymes: -uːnə(ɹ)
- Homophone: tuna (non-rhotic)
Etymology 1
From tune (verb) + -er.
Noun
tuner (plural tuners)
- A person who tunes a piano or organ.
- A device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.
- On a musical instrument, a peg or mechanical device that changes the tension, and hence pitch, of a string.
- The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
- (archaic) One who sings or makes music.
Translations
See also
- amplifier
- high fidelity
- TV tuner
Etymology 2
From tune (noun) + -er (“Variety -er”).
Noun
tuner (plural tuners)
- (entertainment industry, informal) A musical.
Anagrams
- Runet, Runte
French
Etymology 1
From English tuner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ty.nœʁ/
Noun
tuner m (plural tuners)
- tuner TV, radio
- Synonyms: (Europe) syntoniseur; (Canada) syntonisateur
Etymology 2
From English tune.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ty.ne/
Verb
tuner
- to tune a vehicle etc
Conjugation
Further reading
- “tuner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- ruent
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English tuner.
Noun
tuner n (plural tunere)
- tuner