retuned

Adjusted strings again

Retuned is the past tense of retune—to tune again or adjust to a different tuning.

Musical instruments get retuned after transport or temperature changes: The piano was retuned after the move.

Radio receivers are retuned to different frequencies.

Engines are retuned for better performance.

Figuratively, anything calibrated or adjusted can be retuned: She retuned her expectations after the setback.

musical

calibrated

Adjusted for accuracy

tempered · intonated · voicing · transposed · modulated · restrung · intervals · equal temperament · concert pitch · scale

mechanical

calibrated

Adjusted for accuracy

realigned · corrected · tweaked · modified · regulated · synchronized · balanced · serviced · overhauled · configured

broadcast

recalibrated

Adjusted for accuracy again

reception · frequency · signal · bandwidth · channel · antenna · transmitter · receiver · dial · wavelength

Opposites
calibration state

retuneddetuned

Shifted from standard pitch

out of tune · mistuned · off-pitch · untuned · flat

adjustment action

retuneddetuned

Shifted from standard pitch

mistuned · left alone · neglected · ignored · unchanged

Family

retune, retuning, retunes

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