detune (English, verb)
expansion: detune (third-person singular simple present detunes, present participle detuning, simple past and past participle detuned)
Senses:
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: To intentionally lower or raise the pitch produced by a musical instrument, often to produce sounds not normally possible, or to reduce tension in a stringed instrument for the purpose of shipping or maintenance.
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: To alter the resonant frequency of a tuned system so that it is slightly different from a specified target frequency.
Forms:
form: detunes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: detuning
tags: participle
present
form: detuned
tags: participle
past
form: detuned
tags: past
form: de-tune
tags: alternative