Tune

tūn, n. a melodious succe ion of notes or chords in a particular key: the relation of notes and intervals to each other causing melody: state of giving the proper sound: harmony: a melody or air: frame of mind, temper.— v.t. to adjust the tones, as of a musical instrument: to play upon, celebrate in music: to give a certain character to.— adj. Tū′nable .— n. Tū′nablene .— adv. Tū′nably .— adj. Tune′ful , full of tune or harmony: melodious: musical.— adv. Tune′fully .— n. Tune′fulne .— adj. Tune′le , without tune or melody: silent.— ns. Tū′ner , one who tunes or adjusts the sounds of musical instruments: one who makes music, or sings: in organs, an adjustable flap for altering the pitch of the tone; Tū′ning , the art of bringing musical instruments into tune; Tū′ning-fork , a steel two-pronged instrument, designed when set in vibration to give a musical sound of a certain pitch; Tū′ning-hamm′er , a tuning-wrench with hammer attachment for regulating tension in stringed instruments.— Tune up , to begin to sing or play.— Change one's tune , Sing another tune , to alter one's attitude, or one's way of talking; In tune , harmonious; Out of tune , inharmonious; To the tune of , to the amount of. [A doublet of tone.]