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Detunes vs Detuner - What's the difference?

detunes | detuner |

As a verb detunes

is third-person singular of detune.

As a noun detuner is

a jet engine test cell exhaust system muffler.

detunes

English

Verb

(head)
  • (detune)

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    detune

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (music)

    Verb

    (detun)
  • (music) To intentionally lower or raise the pitch produced by a musical instrument. Often done to produce sounds not normally possible, or in the case of stringed instruments to reduce tension for the purposes of shipping or maintenance.
    • Some avant-garde composers request that performers detune their instruments before playing.
  • (electronics) To alter the capacitance of a circuit such that its resonant frequency differs from the incoming frequency.

    • detuner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A jet engine test cell exhaust system muffler.
  • A mechanical device used to simplify the tuning of a stringed instrument during performance, allowing the musician to reach notes outside the normal range of the instrument.