tuner

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈtuː.nɚ/, /ˈtjuː.nɚ/

Noun

tuner (plural tuners)

1. A person who tunes a piano or organ.
2. 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.
3. On a musical instrument, a peg or mechanical device that changes the tension, and hence pitch, of a string.
4. The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
5. (archaic) One who sings or makes music.

Translations

• French: accordeur
• Italian: accordatore
• Spanish: afinador

Translations

• French: accordeur
• Italian: accordatore
• Portuguese: afinador
• Spanish: afinador

Translations

• French: syntoniseur, syntonisateur (Canada)
• Italian: sintonizzatore
• Spanish: sintonizador

Noun

tuner (plural tuners)

1. (entertainment industry) A musical.

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