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tunable

UK/ˈtjuːnəb(ə)l/

tunable adjective: harmonious, melodic, tuneful.

Adjective

tunable (comparative more tunable, superlative most tunable)

  1. (archaic) Harmonious, melodic, tuneful.
    • Then doe all with a tunable voice of shouting bid him welcome.1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, Kupperman, published 1988, pages 147–8
    • she rather chose to follow the Fortunes of a Wheel-Barrow, than those of a Distaff; daily, charming the Ears of the Publick with the Tuneable and Melodious Cry, of, Come who throws here? Who ventures for an ORANGE?1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisabury, section I
  2. Able to be tuned.

Noun

tunable (plural tunables)

  1. A setting that can be configured.
    • If you are working with TCP, some specific tunables are also available. By default, some TCP tunables have a value that is too low.2013, Sander van Vugt, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Administration: Real World Skills for Red Hat Administrators

Forms of tunable

Adjective
comparativemore tunable
superlativemost tunable
alternative formtuneable
Noun
pluraltunables

Origin of tunable

From tune + -able.

Words formed from tunable

Questions about tunable

What does tunable mean?
Tunable means harmonious, melodic, tuneful.
What part of speech is tunable?
Tunable can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce tunable?
Tunable is pronounced /ˈtjuːnəb(ə)l/ (UK).

Words near tunable in the dictionary

  1. tuna salads
  2. tuna taco
  3. tuna tacos
  4. tunabilities
  5. tunability
  6. tunable
  7. tunableness
  8. tunables
  9. tunably
  10. tunaburger
  11. tunaburgers

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