"microtuner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microtuners [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + tuner. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|tuner}} micro- + tuner Head templates: {{en-noun}} microtuner (plural microtuners)
  1. An electronic device or audio software endowed with microtuning capabilities specifically designed and used to modify the tuning of musical instruments, hence allowing for microtonal scales, just intonation scales and tunings other than the twelve-tone equal temperament to be played.
    Sense id: en-microtuner-en-noun-FEsKpuVY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
  2. A high-precision mechanical tuning device found on some vintage brass and reed instruments.
    Sense id: en-microtuner-en-noun-rUQTbTJd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: microtuning

Inflected forms

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