TUNED
Dictionary entry overview: What does tuned mean?
• TUNED (adjective)
The adjective TUNED has 3 senses:
1. brought to correct pitch
2. so adjusted as to be appropriate or brought into harmony
3. tuned in equal temperament; or so tuned as to allow modulation into other keys
Familiarity information: TUNED used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• TUNED (adjective)
Meaning:
Brought to correct pitch
Synonyms:
attuned; tuned
Context examples:
his tuned violin / the attuned instruments
Similar:
adjusted (altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Meaning:
So adjusted as to be appropriate or brought into harmony
Synonyms:
keyed; attuned; tuned
Context examples:
an industry not attuned to the demands of the market / a remark keyed to the situation / charges finely tuned to the amount a student can afford
Similar:
adjusted (altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation)
Meaning:
Tuned in equal temperament; or so tuned as to allow modulation into other keys
Similar:
tempered (adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
