different between tuner vs tunes

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?tu?.n?/, /?tju?.n?/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t?u?.n?/ IPA^(key): /?tju?.n?/
• Rhymes: -u?n?(r)
• Homophone: tuna

Etymology 1

From tune (verb) +? -er.

Noun

tuner (plural tuners)

1. A person who tunes a piano or organ.
2. A device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.
3. On a musical instrument, a peg or mechanical device that changes the tension, and hence pitch, of a string.
4. The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
5. (archaic) One who sings or makes music.

Translations

See also

• amplifier
• high fidelity
• TV tuner

Etymology 2

tune (noun) +? -er (“Variety -er”)

Noun

tuner (plural tuners)

1. (entertainment industry) A musical.

Anagrams

• Runet, Runte

French

Etymology 1

From English tuner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty.nœ?/

Noun

tuner m (plural tuners)

1. tuner TV, radio

Synonyms

• syntoniseur (Europe)
• syntonisateur (Canada)

Etymology 2

From English tune.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty.ne/

Verb

tuner

1. to tune a vehicle etc

Conjugation

Anagrams

• ruent

Further reading

• “tuner” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tj??ns/

Noun

tunes

1. plural of tune

Verb

tunes

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tune

Anagrams

• Nutes, suent, unset

French

Noun

tunes ?

1. plural of tune

Portuguese

Verb

tunes

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of tunar
2. second-person singular negative imperative of tunar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tunes/, [?t?u.nes]

Etymology 1

Noun

tunes

1. plural of tun

Etymology 2

Verb

tunes

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of tunar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of tunar.