tunable

adjective

tun·​able ˈtü-nə-bəl How to pronounce tunable (audio)
ˈtyü-
1
: capable of being tuned
tunable lasers
2
archaic
a
b
: sounding in tune : concordant
tunability noun
tunableness noun
tunably adverb

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This enabled wafer-scale growth of monolayer tungsten silicon nitride films with tunable doping properties. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026 The experimental approach hinges on tunable qubits, the fundamental building blocks of IQM’s quantum processors. John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2026 Broadly, though, when Celestial Passage is running, all those diodes — which can display red, green, blue, and white and are tunable to any mix thereof — appear somewhere in the range of butterscotch. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 23 Dec. 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 See All Example Sentences for tunable

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of tunable was circa 1500

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“Tunable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tunable. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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