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detuner

The English word “detuner” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A jet engine test cell exhaust system muffler.
  2. A mechanical device used to simplify the tuning of a stringed instrument during performance, allowing the musician to reach notes outside the normal range of the instrument.

Etymology

From detune + -er.

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