tunabletuneableadj.

/ˈtjuːnəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < tune n. or tune v. + -able suffix: compare comfortable.

1. Tuneful, musical, melodious, harmonious, sweet-sounding. archaic.

a. Of music, musical instruments, the singing voice, etc.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adjective] > melodious or harmonious

sweetc900

merryOE

softc1230

accordanta1325

well-soundingc1350

cordant1382

sootc1385

songfula1400

melodiousa1425

sugaredc1430

well-toneda1500

tunable1504

dulcea1513

equivalenta1513

consonant?1521

harmonicala1527

harmoniousc1550

consorteda1586

Orphean1593

concentful1595

melodical1596

sweet-recording1598

tuneful1598

sirenical1599

high-tuned1603

nightingale-like1611

soundful?1615

according1626

modulaminous1637

undiscording1645

canorous1646

symphonious1652

concinnous1654

consonous1654

harmonic1667

sirenica1704

symphonial1773

concentual1782

chantant1785

Memnonian1800

melodized1807

Orphic1817

undiscordant1819

concentuous1850

fluting1852

melodic1871

well-orchestrated1872

jarless1876

tuny1885

tunesome1890

1504 Treat. Enformacione & Musyke in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1908) 120 423 The songe of hym selff, yet nevyrtheles, Ys trew and tvnabyle, & syng yt as yt ys.

a1527 W. Peeris Prov. in Anglia (1892) 14 478 In tunabill tewnys he hathe non experyment.

1579 T. Lodge Protogenes 29 The tunable voyces of men.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Simphonia,..a tunable singing without iarring.

1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 211 The Birds..beat the ambient Air with their tunable Notes.

1700 J. Brome Trav. i. 63 A Chapel.., in which there is placed a tunable Organ.

1820 H. Matthews Diary of Invalid (ed. 2) 34 Airs not at all tuneable to an English ear.

1890 W. Morris in Eng. Illustr. Mag. July 757 The noise though it was great was tuneable.

b. spec. Of a peal of bells: in first 2 quots., well-tuned, in tune.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [adjective] > tuned or well-tuned

tunable1510

well-tuned1535

attuned1590

modulated1735

fine-tuned1758

attempered1796

1510–11 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 274 To go and see wheþer Smythes bell wer Tewneabill or nat.

1581 in Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS: Var. Coll. (1907) IV. 91 Such of the sayd bells as be not tuneable at this present.

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 226 A tunable ring of fiue bels vpon the same.

1778 G. White Let. 12 Feb. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 224 The notes of a hunting-horn, a tunable ring of bells.

1844 F. A. Paley Church Restorers 33 The Tower contained a tunable ring of eight new bells.

c. Of speech or the speaking voice, or other sounds.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [adjective] > musical or harmonious

musica1382

cordant1382

melodiousa1425

musicala1449

consonant?1521

warbling1549

harmoniousc1550

tunable1579

symphonical1589

symphoniacal1650

symphonious1652

consonous1654

harmonic1667

symphonous1814

symphonic1864

1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 21 A well tunable sound of the waues reboundeth.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie i. v. 7 Without any rime or tunable concord in th'end of their verses.

1661 H. Dawbeny Sober Disc. Liturgies xv. 82 A tunable and distinct pronouncing of the words.

1709 R. Steele & J. Swift Tatler No. 70 What a secret Force there is in the Accents of a tunable Voice.

1836 S. Rogers From Euripides 7 As tuneable as harp of many strings.

d. figurative. Harmonious, concordant; pleasant-sounding (quot. 1639); well-strung (quot. 1691).

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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adjective]

samtalec1175

samentalea1300

accordingc1300

accordantc1350

covenablec1384

concordable1393

accorda1413

suant1418

consonant1489

convenablea1500

concordant1512

semblable1513

convenient1526

modulatec1530

harmonical1531

harmoniacal1536

agreeable1540

concurrent1542

suitable1568

concinne1569

harmonial1569

sympathical1570

tunable1573

coherenta1575

conspiring1576

well-consenting1579

well-consorted1583

congruous1599

high-tuned1603

symbolizing1611

unjarring1620

concording1627

congruenta1637

harmonious1638

friendlya1641

unclashing1642

complying1646

symphoniacal1650

consistent1651

consentaneous1652

consentivea1657

symbolical1667

concordiousa1670

sympathetic1673

congenerous1677

symbolizant1685

congenial1693

symphonious1743

harmonic1756

concentual1782

undiscordant1819

concordial1822

attuned1833

connate1836

sympathetical1848

concentuous1850

consenting1858

consilient1867

tuned in1958

1573 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalipse (rev. ed.) xxiv. f. 68^v A continuall holdyng on and tunable agrement in praysing God.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre v. vii. 240 This counsel harsh at first, grew tunable in the eares of the Hospitallers.

1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 327 He that is blessed with the strongest and most tunable Constitution.

1854 R. W. Emerson Quot. & Orig. in Wks. (1906) III. 214 It [the Bible] has been played upon by the devotion of thousands of years until every word and particle is..tunable.

†e. with to: In tune with, accordant to (literal and figurative). Obsolete.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [adjective] > in tune with

tunable1584

1584 T. Lodge Delect. Hist. Forbonius & Prisceria (Shaks. Soc.) 85 Making his lute tunable to the straine of his voice.

1688 W. Bates Harmony Divine Attrib. (ed. 3) v. 87 His Heart might be made tunable to the Hearts of the afflicted.

2. Capable of being tuned; spec. capable of having its operating frequency and wavelength varied.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [adjective] > tunable

tunable1706

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic devices or components > operation of electronic devices > [adjective] > tuned > able to be

tunable1706

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Tunable, that may be tuned, or put in Tune; agreeable to the Rules of Musick.

1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. [Hence in later Dicts.]

1934 E. Little Mod. Rhythmic Drumming 26 No outfit is complete without at least one tomtom. The ‘tuneable’ models are the best, because any dampness in the atmosphere can be counteracted by the use of the tensioning handles.

1943 C. L. Boltz Basic Radio xii. 195 It is seen that the aerial is not tunable.

1957 Proc. IRE 45 1467/2 The system [sc. for a maser] is ‘tunable’; i.e., the useful frequency can be adjusted.

1969 R. B. Fuller Operating Man. Spaceship Earth v. 67 The macrocosmic irrelevancies are all the events too large and too infrequent to be synchronizably tuneable in any possible way with our consideration.

1969 Sci. Jrnl. Apr. 53/3 Lasers capable of producing megawatts of power and tunable right through the visible spectrum.

1971 Daily Tel. 22 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 57 (advt.) The VHF radio has pushbutton programme selection and each programme is separately tunable.

1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Jan. 106/2 In conjunction with a tunable x-ray monochromator, anomalous scattering experiments can be performed close to absorption edges.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	tunable
释义	tunabletuneableadj. /ˈtjuːnəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < tune n. or tune v. + -able suffix: compare comfortable. 1. Tuneful, musical, melodious, harmonious, sweet-sounding. archaic. a. Of music, musical instruments, the singing voice, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adjective] > melodious or harmonious sweetc900 merryOE softc1230 accordanta1325 well-soundingc1350 cordant1382 sootc1385 songfula1400 melodiousa1425 sugaredc1430 well-toneda1500 tunable1504 dulcea1513 equivalenta1513 consonant?1521 harmonicala1527 harmoniousc1550 consorteda1586 Orphean1593 concentful1595 melodical1596 sweet-recording1598 tuneful1598 sirenical1599 high-tuned1603 nightingale-like1611 soundful?1615 according1626 modulaminous1637 undiscording1645 canorous1646 symphonious1652 concinnous1654 consonous1654 harmonic1667 sirenica1704 symphonial1773 concentual1782 chantant1785 Memnonian1800 melodized1807 Orphic1817 undiscordant1819 concentuous1850 fluting1852 melodic1871 well-orchestrated1872 jarless1876 tuny1885 tunesome1890 1504 Treat. Enformacione & Musyke in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1908) 120 423 The songe of hym selff, yet nevyrtheles, Ys trew and tvnabyle, & syng yt as yt ys. a1527 W. Peeris Prov. in Anglia (1892) 14 478 In tunabill tewnys he hathe non experyment. 1579 T. Lodge Protogenes 29 The tunable voyces of men. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Simphonia,..a tunable singing without iarring. 1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 211 The Birds..beat the ambient Air with their tunable Notes. 1700 J. Brome Trav. i. 63 A Chapel.., in which there is placed a tunable Organ. 1820 H. Matthews Diary of Invalid (ed. 2) 34 Airs not at all tuneable to an English ear. 1890 W. Morris in Eng. Illustr. Mag. July 757 The noise though it was great was tuneable. b. spec. Of a peal of bells: in first 2 quots., well-tuned, in tune. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [adjective] > tuned or well-tuned tunable1510 well-tuned1535 attuned1590 modulated1735 fine-tuned1758 attempered1796 1510–11 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 274 To go and see wheþer Smythes bell wer Tewneabill or nat. 1581 in Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS: Var. Coll. (1907) IV. 91 Such of the sayd bells as be not tuneable at this present. 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 226 A tunable ring of fiue bels vpon the same. 1778 G. White Let. 12 Feb. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 224 The notes of a hunting-horn, a tunable ring of bells. 1844 F. A. Paley Church Restorers 33 The Tower contained a tunable ring of eight new bells. c. Of speech or the speaking voice, or other sounds. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [adjective] > musical or harmonious musica1382 cordant1382 melodiousa1425 musicala1449 consonant?1521 warbling1549 harmoniousc1550 tunable1579 symphonical1589 symphoniacal1650 symphonious1652 consonous1654 harmonic1667 symphonous1814 symphonic1864 1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 21 A well tunable sound of the waues reboundeth. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie i. v. 7 Without any rime or tunable concord in th'end of their verses. 1661 H. Dawbeny Sober Disc. Liturgies xv. 82 A tunable and distinct pronouncing of the words. 1709 R. Steele & J. Swift Tatler No. 70 What a secret Force there is in the Accents of a tunable Voice. 1836 S. Rogers From Euripides 7 As tuneable as harp of many strings. d. figurative. Harmonious, concordant; pleasant-sounding (quot. 1639); well-strung (quot. 1691). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adjective] samtalec1175 samentalea1300 accordingc1300 accordantc1350 covenablec1384 concordable1393 accorda1413 suant1418 consonant1489 convenablea1500 concordant1512 semblable1513 convenient1526 modulatec1530 harmonical1531 harmoniacal1536 agreeable1540 concurrent1542 suitable1568 concinne1569 harmonial1569 sympathical1570 tunable1573 coherenta1575 conspiring1576 well-consenting1579 well-consorted1583 congruous1599 high-tuned1603 symbolizing1611 unjarring1620 concording1627 congruenta1637 harmonious1638 friendlya1641 unclashing1642 complying1646 symphoniacal1650 consistent1651 consentaneous1652 consentivea1657 symbolical1667 concordiousa1670 sympathetic1673 congenerous1677 symbolizant1685 congenial1693 symphonious1743 harmonic1756 concentual1782 undiscordant1819 concordial1822 attuned1833 connate1836 sympathetical1848 concentuous1850 consenting1858 consilient1867 tuned in1958 1573 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalipse (rev. ed.) xxiv. f. 68^v A continuall holdyng on and tunable agrement in praysing God. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre v. vii. 240 This counsel harsh at first, grew tunable in the eares of the Hospitallers. 1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 327 He that is blessed with the strongest and most tunable Constitution. 1854 R. W. Emerson Quot. & Orig. in Wks. (1906) III. 214 It [the Bible] has been played upon by the devotion of thousands of years until every word and particle is..tunable. †e. with to: In tune with, accordant to (literal and figurative). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [adjective] > in tune with tunable1584 1584 T. Lodge Delect. Hist. Forbonius & Prisceria (Shaks. Soc.) 85 Making his lute tunable to the straine of his voice. 1688 W. Bates Harmony Divine Attrib. (ed. 3) v. 87 His Heart might be made tunable to the Hearts of the afflicted. 2. Capable of being tuned; spec. capable of having its operating frequency and wavelength varied. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [adjective] > tunable tunable1706 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic devices or components > operation of electronic devices > [adjective] > tuned > able to be tunable1706 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Tunable, that may be tuned, or put in Tune; agreeable to the Rules of Musick. 1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. [Hence in later Dicts.] 1934 E. Little Mod. Rhythmic Drumming 26 No outfit is complete without at least one tomtom. The ‘tuneable’ models are the best, because any dampness in the atmosphere can be counteracted by the use of the tensioning handles. 1943 C. L. Boltz Basic Radio xii. 195 It is seen that the aerial is not tunable. 1957 Proc. IRE 45 1467/2 The system [sc. for a maser] is ‘tunable’; i.e., the useful frequency can be adjusted. 1969 R. B. Fuller Operating Man. Spaceship Earth v. 67 The macrocosmic irrelevancies are all the events too large and too infrequent to be synchronizably tuneable in any possible way with our consideration. 1969 Sci. Jrnl. Apr. 53/3 Lasers capable of producing megawatts of power and tunable right through the visible spectrum. 1971 Daily Tel. 22 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 57 (advt.) The VHF radio has pushbutton programme selection and each programme is separately tunable. 1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Jan. 106/2 In conjunction with a tunable x-ray monochromator, anomalous scattering experiments can be performed close to absorption edges. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1504
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