調ちょう音おん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

articulation

Linguistics term for the physical production of speech sounds.

• 調ちょう音おんの仕し組くみを学まなぶ。

  Learn the mechanism of articulation.

• この音おとは舌した先さきで調ちょう音おんする。

  This sound is articulated with the tip of the tongue.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

tuning (a musical instrument)

Refers to adjusting the pitch of a musical instrument. Cross-referenced with 調律, which is more common for piano tuning.

See also: 調律

• バイオリンの調ちょう音おんをする。

  Tune the violin.

• ピアノの調ちょう音おんは専せん門もん家かに頼たのんだ。

  I asked a specialist to tune the piano.