"microtuner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microtuners [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- English tuner English microtuner From micro- + tuner. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-|tuner|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- English tuner English microtuner [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "small", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "little", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μικρός", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "micro-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "tuner", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "microtuner", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="microtuner"> From micro- + tuner. Head templates: {{en-noun}} microtuner (plural microtuners)
  1. An electronic device or audio software designed to modify the tuning of musical instruments, hence allowing for microtonal scales, just intonation scales, and tunings other than the twelve-tone equal temperament.
    Sense id: en-microtuner-en-noun-u3cjrZZr Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 57 43
  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 using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: microtune

Inflected forms

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