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Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:05 am
tune (tn, tyn)
n.
1. Music
a. A melody, especially a simple and easily remembered one.
b. A song.
c. Correct pitch.
d. The state of being properly adjusted for pitch: a piano out of tune.
e. Agreement in pitch: play in tune with the piano.
f. Obsolete A musical tone.
2.
a. Concord or agreement; harmony: in tune with the times.
b. Archaic Frame of mind; disposition.
3. Electronics Adjustment of a receiver or circuit for maximum response to a given signal or frequency.
pitch 2 (pch)
v. pitched, pitch·ing, pitch·es
b. Music To set the pitch or key of.
8.
a. Acoustics The distinctive quality of a sound, dependent primarily on the frequency of the sound waves produced by its source.
b. Music The relative position of a tone within a range of musical sounds, as determined by this quality.
c. Music Any of various standards for this quality associating each tone with a particular frequency.