tuning

English Online Dictionary. What means tuning‎? What does tuning mean?

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtjuːnɪŋ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtuːnɪŋ/

Noun

tuning (plural tunings)

1. Action of the verb to tune.
   1. The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch.
   2. (engineering) The adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance.

Hyponyms

• engine tuning
• neuronal tuning
• piano tuning

Derived terms

• fine-tuning

Related terms

Translations

Verb

tuning

1. present participle and gerund of tune

French

Noun

tuning m (plural tunings)

1. tuning, personalizing, pimping

Polish

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from tuning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtju.ɲiŋk/
• Rhymes: -uɲiŋk
• Syllabification: tu‧ning

Noun

tuning m inan (related adjective tuningowy)

1. car tuning, modding, pimping

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• tuning in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• tuning in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English tuning.

Pronunciation

Noun

tuning m (plural tunings)

1. car tuning, pimping (process of modifying a vehicle)

Derived terms

• xuning

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English tuning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtunin/ [ˈt̪u.nĩn]
• Rhymes: -unin
• Syllabification: tu‧ning

Noun

tuning m (uncountable)

1. (Spain) car tuning, modding, pimping

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Alternative forms

• tunning (misspelling)