1. cross-tuning - Noun
2. cross-tuning - Verb
cross-tuning
present participle of cross-tune
cross-tuning (countable and uncountable, plural cross-tunings)
(music) A system of tuning a musical instrument to pitches other than the accepted standard: for example, tuning one or more strings of a violin to pitches other than the commonly accepted GDAE.
Synonym: scordatura