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Tuning vs Intonation - What's the difference?

tuning | intonation |

As nouns the difference between tuning and intonation

is that tuning is action of the verb to tune while intonation is (linguistics) the rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

As a verb tuning

is .

tuning

English

Noun

(wikipedia tuning) (en noun)
  • Action of the verb to tune .
  • The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch.
  • (engineering) The adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance.

    • Derived terms

    * engine tuning * neuronal tuning * piano tuning * tuning fork

    Verb

    (head)

    • intonation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
  • The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
  • Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.
    • Her intonation was false.
  • Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.
  • A thundering; thunder.
    • (Bailey)

    Related terms

    * intonable * intonate * intonational * intonationally * intonator * intone * intoner

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