different between detuner vs detune

English

Etymology

detune +? -er

Noun

detuner (plural detuners)

1. A jet engine test cell exhaust system muffler.
2. A mechanical device used to simplify the tuning of a stringed instrument during performance, allowing the musician to reach notes outside the normal range of the instrument.

Anagrams

• denture, retuned, tenured, untreed

English

Alternative forms

• de-tune (music)

Etymology

de- +? tune.

Verb

detune (third-person singular simple present detunes, present participle detuning, simple past and past participle detuned)

1. (music) To intentionally lower or raise the pitch produced by a musical instrument. Often done to produce sounds not normally possible, or in the case of stringed instruments to reduce tension for the purposes of shipping or maintenance.

   Synonym: untune

   Some avant-garde composers request that performers detune their instruments before playing.

2. (electronics) To alter the capacitance of a circuit such that its resonant frequency differs from the incoming frequency.

Translations

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [de?tune]

Verb

detune

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of detuna
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of detuna