n. | 1. | A sound; a note; a tone. |
2. | (Mus.) A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones for one voice or instrument, or for any number of voices or instruments in unison, or two or more such series forming parts in harmony; a melody; an air; | |
3. | Order; harmony; concord; fit disposition, temper, or humor; right mood. | |
v. t. | 1. | To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds; to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone of; |
2. | To give tone to; to attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious. | |
3. | To sing with melody or harmony. | |
4. | To put into a proper state or disposition. | |
v. i. | 1. | To form one sound to another; to form accordant musical sounds. |
2. | To utter inarticulate harmony with the voice; to sing without pronouncing words; to hum. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | tune - the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune" | |
3. | tune - the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency | |
Verb | 1. | tune - adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine" Synonyms: tune up |
2. | tune - of musical instruments; "My piano needs to be tuned" Synonyms: tune up Antonyms: untune - cause to be out of tune; "Don't untune that string!" |
(jargon) | tune - (From musical, possibly via automotive, usage) To
optimise a program or system for a particular environment,
especially by adjusting numerical parameters designed as
hooks for tuning, e.g. by changing "#define" lines in C.
One may "tune for time" (fastest execution), "tune for space"
(least memory use), or "tune for configuration" (most
efficient use of hardware). See bum, hot spot, hand-hacking. |