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tunable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈtjuːnəb(ə)l/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English tune Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English tunable From tune + -able.

Meanings

1. (archaic) Harmonious, melodic, tuneful.
   • 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:
   • Then doe all with a tunable voice of shouting bid him welcome. 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, Kupperman, published 1988, pages 147–8:
2. Able to be tuned.

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Deriveds

phototunable · tunably · tunableness · untunable

tunable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtjuːnəb(ə)l/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English tune Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English tunable From tune + -able.

Meanings

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:

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