- tunable
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adjective
Date: circa 1500
1. archaic
a. tuneful
b. sounding in tune ; concordant
2. capable of being tuned <tunable lasers> • tunability noun • tunableness noun • tunably adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tunable
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Tunable — Tun a*ble, a. Capable of being tuned, or made harmonious; hence, harmonious; musical; tuneful. {Tun a*ble*ness}, n. {Tun a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] And tunable as sylvan pipe or song. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tunable — [to͞o′nə bəl, tyo͞o′nə bəl] adj. that can be tuned: also sp. tuneable tunableness n. tunably adv … English World dictionary
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