cross-tuning

noun

A system of tuning a musical instrument to pitches other than the accepted standard: for example, tuning one or more strings of a violin to pitches other than the commonly accepted GDAE.

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scordatura
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cross-tune
nouncross-tuning (countable and uncountable, plural cross-tunings)

plural cross-tunings

  1. countableuncountableentertainmentA system of tuning a musical instrument to pitches other than the accepted standard: for example, tuning one or more strings of a violin to pitches other than the commonly accepted GDAE.

    Synonyms: scordatura

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA system of tuning a musical instrument to pitches other than the accepted standard: for example, tuning one or more strings of a violin to pitches other than the commonly accepted GDAE.

Similar
scordatura
Cite this entry
APA

cross-tuning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-tuning

MLA

“cross-tuning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-tuning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-tuning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-tuning.

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