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Definitions for tuning
tun·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tuningnoun

    (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency

Wiktionary

  1. tuningnoun

    Action of the verb to tune.

  2. tuningnoun

    The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch.

  3. tuningnoun

    The adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance.

ChatGPT

  1. tuning

    Tuning generally refers to the process of adjusting or modifying a system, device, or performance to achieve the desired or optimal performance or functionality. This can apply to various fields, such as in music where instruments are tuned to produce correct musical notes, in technology where systems are tuned for better efficiency and speed, or in automobiles where engines are tuned for better performance and fuel efficiency.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tuning

    of Tune

  2. Tuning

    a. & n. from Tune, v

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. TUNING

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tuning is ranked #55255 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Tuning surname appeared 372 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tuning.

    83.3% or 310 total occurrences were White.
    11.5% or 43 total occurrences were Black.
    3.7% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tuning in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tuning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of tuning in a Sentence

  1. Michael Shermer:

    It is sad that while science moves ahead in exciting new areas of research, fine-tuning our knowledge of how life originated and evolved, creationists remain mired in medieval debates about angels on the head of a pin and animals in the belly of an Ark.

  2. Philadelphia Flyers:

    When we were kind of out of the playoffs that’s when I started thinking, where could I go, what would be a good place, a good fit for me to go and play and win a Cup, i was just looking around the teams and there was something about Florida. Every time I was tuning into a game, I just liked the way they played. And so, for me, I just thought it’d be a perfect fit.

  3. Shakti Gawain:

    Trusting your intuition means tuning in as deeply as you can to the energy you feel, following that energy moment to moment, trusting that it will lead you where you want to go and bring you everything you desire.

  4. Former Navy Secretary Richard Spencer:

    The rest is history, we must now move on and learn from what has transpired. The public should know that we have extensive screening procedures in place to assess the health and well-being of our forces. But we must keep fine-tuning those procedures to prevent a case such as this one from happening again.

  5. Robert Burke:

    Their message to the fashion world has definitely become more focused over the past few weeks, it's evident that they've been fine tuning their strategy.

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Translations for tuning

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  • laděníCzech
  • Stimmung, AnpassungGerman
  • viritys, hienosäätö, virittäminenFinnish
  • réglage, paramétrage, tuning, accordageFrench
  • チューニング, 調律Japanese
  • afinaçãoPortuguese
  • тюнинг, настройка, наладка, регулировкаRussian

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