microtuner

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noun

An electronic device or audio software designed to modify the tuning of musical instruments, hence allowing for microtonal scales, just intonation scales, and tunings other than the twelve-tone equal temperament.

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Meanings

nounmicrotuner (plural microtuners)

plural microtuners

  1. An electronic device or audio software designed to modify the tuning of musical instruments, hence allowing for microtonal scales, just intonation scales, and tunings other than the twelve-tone equal temperament.
  2. A high-precision mechanical tuning device found on some vintage brass and reed instruments.

Origin

From micro- + tuner.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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