"tunable" meaning in English

See tunable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtjuːnəb(ə)l/ [UK] Forms: more tunable [comparative], most tunable [superlative], tuneable [alternative]
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  1. (now rare) Harmonious, melodic, tuneful. Tags: archaic
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  2. Able to be tuned.
    Sense id: en-tunable-en-adj-s1XUO5SW Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 6 79 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: phototunable, tunableness, tunably, untunable

Noun

IPA: /ˈtjuːnəb(ə)l/ [UK] Forms: tunables [plural], tuneable [alternative]
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  1. (computing) A setting that can be configured.
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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