🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

튜너

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tyuneo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tuner/ˈtjuː.nər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"음악가는 콘서트 전에 피아노를 튜너로 조율했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A device or person that adjusts the pitch of a musical instrument.

    "The musician called a tuner to ensure her piano was perfectly in tune before the concert."
  2. 2

    A device used to receive radio or television signals.

    "He bought a new tuner to enhance his home entertainment system."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'tuner' originates from the Middle English term 'tunere', derived from the Old French 'tonneur', which in turn comes from the Latin 'tonare', meaning 'to thunder' or 'to sound'. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to devices or individuals that adjust the pitch of musical instruments.

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