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tunerAn electronic part of a radio or TV that locks on to a selected carrier frequency (station, channel) and filters out the audio and video signals for amplification and display. tuner [′tü·nər] (electronics) The portion of a receiver that contains circuits which can be tuned to accept the carrier frequency of the alternating current supplied to the primary, thereby causing the secondary voltage to build up to higher values than would otherwise be obtained. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| THE PIANO TUNER OF EARTHQUAKES: Wacko doctor abducts opera singer; piano tuner must save the day. Think of the money you'll save if you don't have to call your piano tuner every time that happens Although loath to leave his wife, Edgar Drake cannot help but be intrigued when called from his life as a piano tuner in 1886 London by the Foreign Service to the exotic locale of Burma to tune the Erand Grand piano (Edgar's specialty) belonging to an army surgeon. |
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