different between toner vs tuner

English

Etymology

tone +? -er

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?to?n?/
• Rhymes: -??n?(?)

Noun

toner (countable and uncountable, plural toners)

1. Powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper.
2. Cosmetic lotion designed to cleanse the skin and shrink pores, usually used on the face.
3. (archaic or dialectal) A musician, particularly one that plays a wind instrument.
4. A hair product used to reduce brassiness and increase shine in bleached and dyed hair.

Descendants

Translations

Anagrams

• Norte, Trone, noter, tenor, torne, trone

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English toner.

Noun

toner m

1. toner (powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper)

Danish

Noun

toner c

1. indefinite plural of tone

Verb

toner

1. present of tone

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?.n??/
• Homophone: tonnerre

Etymology

Borrowed from English toner.

Noun

toner m (plural toners)

1. toner

Anagrams

• étron, noter, notre, nôtre, ténor, trône, trôné

Indonesian

Etymology

From English toner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?t?on?r]
• Hyphenation: to?nêr

Noun

toner (first-person possessive tonerku, second-person possessive tonermu, third-person possessive tonernya)

1. toner:
   1. Cosmetic lotion designed to cleanse the skin and shrink pores, usually used on the face.
   2. Powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper.

Further reading

• “toner” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Verb

toner

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of ton?

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

toner m

1. indefinite plural of tone

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tóner (Portugal), tôner (Brazil)

Etymology

Borrowed from English toner.

Noun

toner m (plural toners)

1. toner (ink used in laser printers and photocopiers)

Swedish

Noun

toner

1. indefinite plural of ton

Anagrams

• noter, orent, orten, roten

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?tu?.n?/, /?tju?.n?/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t?u?.n?/ IPA^(key): /?tju?.n?/
• Rhymes: -u?n?(r)
• Homophone: tuna

Etymology 1

From tune (verb) +? -er.

Noun

tuner (plural tuners)

1. A person who tunes a piano or organ.
2. A device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.
3. On a musical instrument, a peg or mechanical device that changes the tension, and hence pitch, of a string.
4. The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
5. (archaic) One who sings or makes music.

Translations

See also

• amplifier
• high fidelity
• TV tuner

Etymology 2

tune (noun) +? -er (“Variety -er”)

Noun

tuner (plural tuners)

1. (entertainment industry) A musical.

Anagrams

• Runet, Runte

French

Etymology 1

From English tuner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty.nœ?/

Noun

tuner m (plural tuners)

1. tuner TV, radio

Synonyms

• syntoniseur (Europe)
• syntonisateur (Canada)

Etymology 2

From English tune.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty.ne/

Verb

tuner

1. to tune a vehicle etc

Conjugation

Anagrams

• ruent

Further reading

• “tuner” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).