tunings: betekenis en definities

Music A melody, especially a simple and easily remembered one. A song. The state of being in correct pitch: sang out of tune; played in tune with the piano. Obsolete A musical tone.

Concord or agreement; harmony: in tune with the times. Archaic Frame of mind; disposition.

Electronics Adjustment of a receiver or circuit for maximum response to a given signal or frequency.

Music To put into proper pitch: tuned the violin. Archaic To utter musically; sing.

To adjust or adopt in order to meet specific requirements or conditions, especially: To adjust (an electronic receiver) to a desired frequency. To adjust (an electronic circuit) so as to make it resonant with a given input signal. To adjust (an engine, for example) for maximum usability or performance. To adjust the wavelength output of (a laser).

Electronics To adjust a receiver to receive signals at a particular frequency or a particular program.

Slang To make or become aware or responsive:"Nobody tunes in to what anybody else is saying"(Bruce Allen).

Electronics To adjust a receiver so as not to receive a particular signal.

Slang To disassociate oneself from one's environment:"The average reader, used to seeing the world in three-dimensional color, tunes out"(Carlin Romano). To become unresponsive to; ignore: tuned out the children's screaming.

Music To adjust an instrument to a desired pitch or key.

To adjust a machine so as to put it into proper condition.

To prepare for a specified activity.