(n.) One who tunes; especially, one whose occupation is to tune musical instruments.
Example Sentences:
(1) Kinetic analysis shows that this scheme reduces errors at 'hungry' codons considerably more effectively than J. Ninio's accuracy tuner model; for example, a 10-fold decrease in cognate aminoacyl-tRNA elicits only a 10% increase in the error frequency.
(2) Spearman's Rho correlations indicated that measures taken with the autochromatic tuner significantly correlated with measures taken with the other instruments.
(3) One transmits at 100 MHz and its signal can be received on a standard FM tuner.
(4) Hence, the pineal gland may function as a "fine tuner" of calcium homeostasis.
(5) Each receiver consists of a demodulator, a channel selectable tuner, and a video monitor.
(6) On the basis of the results, a role is attributed to the decreased growth hormone reserve in the low growth of Tuner's syndrome patients.
(7) Thus the modulator may function as a biologic "fine tuner" providing on additional mechanism by which the signals imparted to cells by physiologic stimuli can be correctly expressed.
(8) It is no longer enough simply to play music (or, as non-iPod devices often can, have an FM tuner and voice recorder).
(9) The author coined the term 'tuning' for the reflex hypertonia of tensor palati which is directly proportional to the degree of the slackness of its 'tuner', the muscle-tensor tympani.
(10) "First, the government must ensure that advice goes to retailers and the public that when purchasing radios, consumers should purchase sets that include a digital tuner.
(11) Hence, adaptive controllers in the form of linear and nonlinear generalised minimum variance self-tuners, generalised predictive control and nonlinear k-step ahead predictive controllers are also considered.
(12) No one from SST's glory days seems to have a good word to say about founder Greg Ginn , who expanded his radio parts operation Solid State Tuners in 1978 so he could put out a record, Nervous Breakdown, by his band Black Flag.
(13) The purpose of these measures was to determine whether an autochromatic tuner, a relatively inexpensive device designed to assist musicians in fast-tuning their instruments, would provide a valid and reliable measure of vocal fundamental frequency.
(14) Results indicate that the use of an autochromatic tuner to measure vocal fundamental frequency is an effective and inexpensive alternative to other methods for clinical purposes.
(15) The system used a Konigsberg P7 transducer, a temperature-compensated voltage-controlled oscillator, an FM transmitter, and an FM tuner to convert the signal received into a voltage proportional to aortic blood pressure.
Wireless
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) The two companies have pooled their software development resources to create MeeGo, a free software platform which they reckon will pave the way for the next generation of wireless communications devices.
(2) I was born into a Britain where the majority of the population didn't have a telephone, the wireless or indoor plumbing.
(3) Among the finance directors on it were: Ken Hanna of Cadbury Schweppes, which was locked in a battle at the European court over its use of a Dublin subsidiary; Richard Lapthorne of Cable & Wireless; and AstraZeneca's Jon Symonds, embroiled in a multibillion pound "transfer pricing" dispute.
(4) Essentially, Sonos hooks into your broadband connection, looks for music on any network-connected storage (including computers you nominate) and then makes those files available via its own wireless network of "ZonePlayers", which are either amplifiers (the ZP100) or have a line-out you can hook up to a hi-fi (the ZP80).
(5) The excellent strategic fit and complementariness of the Wireless business to News Corp’s operations will provide great opportunities for Wireless’ management, employees and talent,” said Richard Huntingford, executive chairman of Wireless Group.
(6) A spokesman said the decision to exit California was not linked to last year's sale of Vodafone's 45% in America's largest mobile phone network, Verizon Wireless , which was the British firm's only stake in an operating company on the American continent.
(7) Android devices will also be able to "mirror" themselves wirelessly on a Chromecast-equipped television, much as iOS devices can do with Apple's AirPlay technology.
(8) 1933 Comet Battery store is founded by George Hollingbery in Hull, Yorkshire, employing two people who charge batteries for customers' wireless sets.
(9) The chip is powered wirelessly from a battery the patient wears in their pocket, so none of the equipment is clearly visible.
(10) The iPad is the first mass-market mobile device to use micro-Sim cards, which are smaller than the current range of Sim cards and were designed for small consumer gadgets such as Birmingham-based Lok8u's range of wireless-enabled wrist watches.
(11) 9 The first smartphone was IBM's Simon , which debuted at the Wireless World Conference in 1993.
(12) Another risk is to Wi-Fi internet access and other communications because higher temperatures can reduce the range of wireless communications, rainstorms can impact the reliability of the signal, and drier summers and wetter winters may cause greater subsidence, damaging masts and underground cables.
(13) The wireless LANs that use infrared and radio frequencies are new but promising.
(14) The cameras, some of which are operated completely wirelessly, can easily be moved from court to court.
(15) If the products are as reliable as they are affordable, this British brand could find itself plugging a gap in the audio market that has puzzled consumers ever since other forms of wireless tech went mainstream years ago.
(16) The FCC must act to create strong, enforceable net neutrality rules and apply them equally to both wireless and wireline providers.” But the association stopped short of calling for the internet to be regulated as a utility, a proposal that would give the FCC far greater powers, and which the cable companies are lobbying against fiercely.
(17) The company also asked the government how serious it is about wireless charging roads which could top up an electric car without the need to plug in, as mooted by Conservative MP Oliver Letwin.
(18) "With the ability to print travel tickets, e-coupons for discounts, and even your Facebook gallery, all can be done wirelessly via smartphones and tablets if your printer has this facility."
(19) Read more stories like this: • Using mobile money to buy water and solar power in east Africa • Zimbabwe’s Econet Wireless and the making of Africa’s first cashless society • Interactive map: which country has the fewest ATMs?
(20) Fitbit was founded in 2007 in California by two men embracing new wireless technology to create something new in the health and fitness industry.