to tune

Definition of to tune in English English dictionary: To make more precise, intense, or effective; To adjust a mechanical, electric or electronic device (such as a radio or a car engine) so that it functions optimally; A song, or short musical composition; A melody; To modify a musical instrument so that it produces the correct pitches; The act of tuning or maintenance
Your engine needs a good tune.; The state or condition of being correctly tuned
Your engine is now in tune.; {n} harmony, an air, order, state, fit temper; {v} to put into a musical state, prepare, sing; the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune"; To form one sound to another; to form accordant musical sounds; {i} melody; state of having the correct musical pitch; harmony; proper adjustment; a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"; To the tune of a particular amount of money means to the extent of that amount. They've been sponsoring the World Cup to the tune of a million and a half pounds; 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; as, a merry tune; a mournful tune; a slow tune; a psalm tune; Order; harmony; concord; fit disposition, temper, or humor; right mood; melody; for instrumental music, a complete melody consisting typically of at least two strains, each of which is repeated; To give tone to; to attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious; The state of giving the proper, sound or sounds; just intonation; harmonious accordance; pitch of the voice or an instrument; adjustment of the parts of an instrument so as to harmonize with itself or with others; as, the piano, or the organ, is not in tune; he who pays the piper calls the tune: see piper; A tune is a series of musical notes that is pleasant and easy to remember. She was humming a merry little tune. = melody; number of transverse oscillations that a particle undergoes during one orbit of an accelerator Its magnitude is primarily a function of quadrupole strengths; 1) Aligning a musical instrument to a standard pitch, or adjusting musical instruments for playing together 2) Adjusting the equalisation of a sound system to suit the acoustic characteristics of a specific room and/or style of performance; A sound; a note; a tone; Song; To sing with melody or harmony; disapproval If you say that someone has changed their tune, you are criticizing them because they have changed their opinion or way of doing things. You've changed your tune since this morning, haven't you?; To utter inarticulate harmony with the voice; to sing without pronouncing words; to hum; adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine; To put into a proper state or disposition; A person or musical instrument that is in tune produces exactly the right notes. A person or musical instrument that is out of tune does not produce exactly the right notes. It was just an ordinary voice, but he sang in tune Many of the notes are out of tune; You can refer to a song or a short piece of music as a tune. She'll also be playing your favourite pop tunes; If you are in tune with a group of people, you are in agreement or sympathy with them. If you are out of tune with them, you are not in agreement or sympathy with them. Today, his change of direction seems more in tune with the times The peace campaigners were probably out of tune with most Britons; adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine"; The number of "betatron" oscillations that a particle makes in a single revolution of the AGS The average number of oscilliatons that a beam of many particles makes is the number usually being referred to when the term is used; To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds; to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone of; as, to tune a piano or a violin; the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency; Harmony; of musical instruments; "My piano needs to be tuned"; When an engine or machine is tuned, it is adjusted so that it works well. Drivers are urged to make sure that car engines are properly tuned. Tune up means the same as tune. The shop charges up to $500 to tune up a Porsche; Adjusting the engine or motor to perform at it's best; If your radio or television is tuned to a particular broadcasting station, you are listening to or watching the programmes being broadcast by that station. A small colour television was tuned to an afternoon soap opera. see also fine-tune, signature tune, tuning fork; To modify a musical instrument so that each component is aligned in a suitable pattern; To make small changes to configuration in order to produce more efficient operation; Condition; To modify the kernel by changing the values of kernel variables, thus improving system performance; the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune"; disapproval If you say that someone is dancing to someone else's tune, you mean that they are allowing themselves to be controlled by the other person. The danger of commercialism is that the churches end up dancing to the tune of their big business sponsors; If you say that a person or organization is calling the tune, you mean that they are in a position of power or control in a particular situation. Who would then be calling the tune in Parliament?; Melody; When someone tunes a musical instrument, they adjust it so that it produces the right notes. `We do tune our guitars before we go on,' he insisted. Tune up means the same as tune. Others were quietly tuning up their instruments; A way to adjust the sound of the synthesizer Early analogs required you to tune through an analog knob, sometimes tuning each individual VCO; most of today's modern digitals, in contrast, allow you to tune with a menu, and usually express the tuning in terms of +/- cents off of the standard tuning; {f} adjust to obtain correct musical pitch; adjust to improve operation (e.g. a car engine); adjust to obtain operational conditions (e.g. radio frequency); coordinate, make harmonious; make a musical sound; adjust to a different goal or framework