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microtuner

microtuner noun: an electronic device or audio software designed to modify the tuning of musical instruments, hence allowing for microtonal scales, just intonation scales, and tunings other than the twelve-tone equal temperament.

Noun

microtuner (plural microtuners)

  1. An electronic device or audio software designed to modify the tuning of musical instruments, hence allowing for microtonal scales, just intonation scales, and tunings other than the twelve-tone equal temperament.
  2. A high-precision mechanical tuning device found on some vintage brass and reed instruments.

Forms of microtuner

pluralmicrotuners

Origin of microtuner

From micro- + tuner.

Questions about microtuner

What does microtuner mean?
Microtuner means an electronic device or audio software designed to modify the tuning of musical instruments, hence allowing for microtonal scales, just intonation scales, and tunings other than the twelve-tone equal temperament.
What part of speech is microtuner?
Microtuner is a noun.
What is the plural of microtuner?
The plural of microtuner is microtuners.

Words near microtuner in the dictionary

  1. microtumors
  2. microtumour
  3. microtumours
  4. microtune
  5. microtuned
  6. microtuner
  7. microtuners
  8. microtunes
  9. microtuning
  10. microtunnel
  11. microtunneling

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