retune
verb[IorT]
(alsore-tune)uk/ˌriːˈtjuːn/us/ˌriˈtuːn/retuneverb[I or T](MUSICAL INSTRUMENT)
totuneamusicalinstrument(=changesomepartson it)again so that itproducesthecorrectsoundswhenplayed, or tochangeit so that itproduceshigherorlowersoundsthanusual:
Near the end thesoloisthad to retune herviolinwhile theorchestrawent on without her.
Thebandkeepguitarsdedicatedto those tunings so they don't have to re-tune betweensongs.
- I wastryingtofigureout how I couldplayin aminorkeywithout having to retune theguitar.
- For thissong, he retuned hiselectronickeyboardso that thelowestnotewas at therightend and thehighestat theleft.
Frequency & regularity - general words
- (as) regular as clockworkidiom
- -ly
- clockwork
- endemically
- erratic
- erratically
- fitful
- frequency
- irregular
- irregularity
- irregularly
- like clockworkidiom
- many
- on and offidiom
- on-again, off-again
- on-off
- periodic
- periodically
- religiously
- would
retuneverb[I or T](RADIO OR TV)
tomovethecontrolson aradio,television, etc. so that it canreceivedifferentprogrammes:
Thereorganizationwillrequireengineersto retune thousands ofradios.
Thebeautyof adigitalradiois that you never need to re-tune.
- Shereachedout and retuned theradioinsearchof breakfast-timenews.
- Weinviteyou to retune to 7.34megahertzor any ofourotherremainingfrequencies.
- If you have anolddigitalboxyou will need to retune it toensureyou get all thefreechannelsavailable.
- After mysonhad used thecar, I had to retune theradioto NPR.
Broadcasting in general
- airplay
- airtime
- airwaves
- audio described
- audio description
- carry
- commentary box
- headline
- host
- interchannel
- live stream
- location
- mistune
- produce
- serialize
- showrunner
- slow motion
- station break
- subtitled
- tune
retuneverb[I or T](MAKE CHANGES)
to makesmallchangesto something so that itworksbetteror in a different way:
Therestaurantre-tuneditsmenutocaterformoderntastes.
The show has been retuned for ayounger,familyaudience.
- Thiskindofmassageusesacupressuretoboostenergy, retune thebody, andcalmthemind.
- Half thepartnerswereworkingwithmajorcompaniesto retune andredefinetheroleof thecorporate.
- The company'smachinesandworkersretune themselvesalmosteffortlesslywith every newproductvariation.
Adapting and modifying
- acclimate
- acclimation
- acclimatization
- acclimatize
- accommodate
- ambidextrous
- amendment
- chameleon
- change with/keep up with/move with the timesidiom
- configure
- counter-adaptation
- pliancy
- pliant
- pliantly
- putsomethingback
- putsomething/someoneforward
- unadapted
- unamended
- writesomeoneout ofsomething
- Zelig