tune

Words with a similar base: tune, tune_up

'tune'

[tune.n.01] as in: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

Examples:
she was humming an air from Beethoven

'tune'

[tune.n.02] as in: the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch

Examples:
he cannot sing in tune
the clarinet was out of tune

'tune'

[tune.n.03] as in: the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency

'tune'

[tune.v.01] as in: adjust for (better) functioning

Examples:
tune the engine

'tune'

[tune.v.02] as in: adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)

Examples:
My piano needs to be tuned

Origins

					tune (English)
└── tune (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── ton (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── tonus (Latin)
            └── τόνος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
                └── τείνω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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