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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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The team says future work will require tunable control systems and more adaptive augmentation methods. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025 The 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi on Oct. 8, 2025, for the development of metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, which are tunable crystal structures with extremely high porosity. Stavroula Alina Kampouri, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025 Cardiologists often use the single-head tunable diaphragm. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025 That prop features wide blades with an aggressive deep cut aimed at fast, efficient propulsion and nimble handling, a tunable performance vent system, and a noise/vibration-reducing hub. New Atlas, 12 Aug. 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 7 Dec. 2025.

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