(electronics) To alter the capacitance of a circuit such that its resonant frequency differs from the incoming frequency.
(music) To intentionally lower or raise the pitch produced by a musical instrument. Often done to produce sounds not normally possible, or in the case of stringed instruments to reduce tension for the purposes of shipping or maintenance.
deturn
deturn
verb
(obsolete) To turn away; to divert.
deuton
deuton
noun
(dated) deuteron
dunite
dunite
noun
A type of igneous rock with a coarse-grained or phaneritic texture.
dunted
dunted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dunt
dunter
dunter
noun
(dialect, Scotland, Northumbria) A porpoise.
The common eider, Somateria mollissima.
duntle
extund
hunted
hunted
adj
(figuratively) Nervous and agitated, as if pursued.
Being the subject of a hunt.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hunt
lunted
lunted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lunt
nudate
nudest
nudest
adj
superlative form of nude: most nude
nutted
nutted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nut
pudent
punted
punted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of punt
retund
retund
verb
(transitive) To blunt; to turn, as an edge.
(transitive, figuratively) To cause to be obtuse or dull.