tunable

adjective

tun·able ˈtü-nə-bəl

ˈtyü-

: capable of being tuned

tunable lasers

archaic

: tuneful

: sounding in tune : concordant

tunability

ˌtü-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē

ˌtyü-

noun

tunableness

ˈtü-nə-bəl-nəs

ˈtyü-

noun

tunably

ˈtü-nə-blē

ˈtyü-

adverb

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The process is also highly tunable. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026 Not all of the risk factors that worsen disease severity are tunable by simply eating better or working out more. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025 Amazon These solar spotlights make life easy with scheduling support and provide reliable pops of color and tunable white light when the sun goes down. — Simon Hill, Wired News, 13 Dec. 2025 In this case, regulation can be more responsive to nuances of context, and the regulatory knobs are tunable rather than being just on/off. — Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tunable

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circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of tunable was circa 1500

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