tuning

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtjuːnɪŋ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈtuːnɪŋ/ === Noun === tuning (plural tunings) Action of the verb to tune. (music) The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch. (music) Ellipsis of tuning system. (engineering) The adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance. ==== Hyponyms ==== engine tuning neuronal tuning piano tuning ==== Derived terms ==== fine-tuning ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === tuning present participle and gerund of tune == French == === Noun === tuning m (plural tunings) tuning, personalizing, pimping == Polish == === Etymology === Pseudo-anglicism, derived from tuning. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtju.ɲiŋk/ Rhymes: -uɲiŋk Syllabification: tu‧ning === Noun === tuning m inan (related adjective tuningowy) car tuning, modding, pimping ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === tuning in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN tuning in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English tuning. === Pronunciation === === Noun === tuning m (plural tunings) car tuning, pimping (process of modifying a vehicle) ==== Derived terms ==== xuning === Further reading === “tuning”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English tuning. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtunin/ [ˈt̪u.nĩn] Rhymes: -unin Syllabification: tu‧ning === Noun === tuning m (uncountable) (Spain) car tuning, modding, pimping ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. ==== Alternative forms ==== tunning (misspelling)