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Meaning of "untunable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNTUNABLE

untunable  [ʌnˈtjuːnəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNTUNABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Untunable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNTUNABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of untunable in the English dictionary

The first definition of untunable in the dictionary is not tuneful or melodious, discordant. Other definition of untunable is that cannot be tuned or put in tune. Untunable is also that cannot be tuned or adjusted to a given frequency.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNTUNABLE


amenable
əˈmiːnəbəl
burnable
ˈbɜːnəbəl
cleanable
ˈkliːnəbəl
convenable
kənˈviːnəbəl
discernible
dɪˈsɜːnəbəl
expugnable
ɪkˈspjuːnəbəl
impugnable
ɪmˈpjuːnəbəl
incunable
ɪnˈkjuːnəbəl
indiscernible
ˌɪndɪˈsɜːnəbəl
learnable
ˈlɜːnəbəl
machinable
məˈʃiːnəbəl
nonreturnable
ˌnɒnrɪˈtɜːnəbəl
prunable
ˈpruːnəbəl
returnable
rɪˈtɜːnəbəl
tunable
ˈtjuːnəbəl
tuneable
ˈtjuːnəbəl
turnable
ˈtɜːnəbəl
unexpugnable
ˌʌnɪkˈspjuːnəbəl
unimpugnable
ˌʌnɪmˈpjuːnəbəl
untuneable
ʌnˈtjuːnəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNTUNABLE

untruthfully
untruthfulness
untuck
untuckered
untufted
untumbled
untumultuous
untunableness
untunably
untune
untuneable
untuneful
untunefully
untunefulness
unturbid
unturf
unturn
unturnable
unturned
untutored

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNTUNABLE

able
abominable
actionable
assignable
attainable
enable
explainable
fashionable
fissionable
imaginable
interminable
objectionable
obtainable
personable
questionable
reasonable
sustainable
unable
unimaginable
unreasonable
unsustainable

Synonyms and antonyms of untunable in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «untunable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNTUNABLE

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Translator English - Chinese

不可调节
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

untunable
570 millions of speakers

English

untunable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

untunable
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

untunable
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

untunable
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

untunable
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

untunable
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

untunable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak boleh dilepaskan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

untunable
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

untunable
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

untunable
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Untunable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

untunable
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

untunable
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टिकाऊ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

untunable
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impossibili da sintonizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

untunable
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

untunable
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

untunable
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

untunable
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

untunable
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

untunable
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

untunable
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of untunable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTUNABLE»

The term «untunable» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.029 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTUNABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about untunable

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNTUNABLE»

Discover the use of untunable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to untunable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Agent-Based Evolutionary Search
In other words, X1 is the tunable vector of A1 while X2 is untunable. Similarly, A2 optimizes X2 with X1 fixed. The two agents consider their untunable vectors only in the evaluation, which insures that the two agents evolve under the guidance ...
Ruhul A. Sarker, Tapabrata Ray, 2010
2
Practical Process Control: Tuning and Troubleshooting
This book differs from others on the market in several respects. First, the presentation is totally in the time domain (the word "LaPlace" is nowhere to be found). The focus of the book is actually troubleshooting, not tuning.
Cecil L. Smith, 2009
3
Drums For Dummies
Many frame drums (see Chapters 15 and 16) are untunable — they don't have a hardware system that allows you to adjust the tension on the head. That doesn't necessarily mean that you can't adjust the pitch of the drum — you can as long ...
Jeff Strong, 2011
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Practical Elements of Elocution: Designed as a Text-book for ...
Untunable Sound. Untunable sounds consist of irregular vibrations, i. e., such as are not periodical and do not occur at appreciable intervals of time. Untunable sound jars, while tunable sound soothes, the nerves. All noise is untunable.
Robert Irving Fulton, Thomas Clarkson Trueblood, 1893
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The American Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A ... Work of ...
Or be their pipes untunable and craesie.' Not trussed ; not tied up " Whose ormes halfe naled; lockos untrussed bee." Fairfax: Godfrey of Boulogne, xviii. •fin-truss - Sr,«. [Eng. untruss; -er.] One who untrusses ; one who prepares for whipping by ...
‎1897
6
A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice ...
The original has 'some better tune.' Wright: Theobald forgot that Touchstone is the speaker. The Page misunderstands him in order to give him an opening for another joke. Cowden-Clarke : ' Untunable' was sometimes used in Shakespeare's ...
William Shakespeare, 1890
7
A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: As you like it. 10th ...
CowDEN-CLARKE : ' Untunable ' was sometimes used in Shakespeare's day for ' out of time ' as well as ' out of tune,' and it is probable that pert Master Touchstone wished to insinuate both defects in the Pages' singing; while the First Page ...
William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness, Samuel Burdett Hemingway, 1890
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A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: As you like it. 1890
Cowden-Clarke : ' Untunable ' was sometimes used in Shakespeare's day for ' out of time ' as well as ' out of tune,' and it is probable that pert Master Touchstone wished to insinuate both defects in the Pages' singing ; while the First Page ...
William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness, Modern Language Association of America, 1891
9
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
UNTUNABLE. adj. Unharraonious ; not musical. My news are harsh, untuuabL; and bad. <4ol. xxiii. u a v Shal. — A harsh and untunable sound. Bacon. — His harsh untunable pipe- Tatter. * To UNTUNE. *. a. a. To make incapable of harmony.
‎1816
10
ISCAS 2001: the 2001 IEEE International Symposium on ...
Each process manipulates a population of candidates and each candidate (i.e., 0 ) consists of two parts, including a tunable vector and an untunable vector, which is shaded in Fig. 2. The tunable vector is undergone optimization whilst the ...
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, IEEE Xplore (Online service), 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNTUNABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term untunable is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Things to Know When Buying Your First Guitar
I threw one in a bonfire once after realizing that it was impossible to fix, and I swear I heard its evil, untunable soul leave its wooden corpse. I'd also steer very ... «Houston Press, Apr 15»
2
Longtime tuners practice their craft to make pianos sing
(AP) — Brant Leonard's career tuning pianos started when a free one, dubbed untunable, practically fell into his lap. It then fell out of a pickup truck on the way ... «The Elkhart Truth, Feb 15»
3
Longtime tuners make pianos sing
TRAVERSE CITY — Brant Leonard's career tuning pianos started when a free one, dubbed untunable, practically fell into his lap. It then fell out of a pickup truck ... «Traverse City Record Eagle, Feb 15»
4
Runcorn school's plea for piano prize
A school in Runcorn is hoping to have its "untunable" piano replaced by one owned by star Jamie Cullum. The Heath School are through to the final six of the ... «ITV News, Dec 14»
5
WATCH: Birchwood teacher creates video in bid to win Jamie …
... it through to the final six after head of music Alison Dale created a song and video appealing for the department's untunable 30-year-old piano to be replaced. «Warrington Guardian, Dec 14»
6
What's the Hardest Car to Work On?
... under the hood, tight packaging and specialized tools have sent more shade tree mechanics into fits of rage than Lucas electronics or untunable carbs. «Jalopnik, May 14»
7
Photos, Video: Half Moon Bay Pianist Plays Piano on Fire
His original concept was to let the elements have their way with the sound of the already rusty and untunable piano. But city code enforcement officials told him ... «KQED, Feb 13»
8
Ringing Out The Olympic Bell in Pitshanger
To everyone's surprise, this visit revealed that despite local legend, the St Barnabas bell sounded terrible simply because it was too small and also untunable. «EalingToday.co.uk, Jul 12»
9
The Dred Scott Trio Completes Its Countdown To Armageddon …
... the profane, and the profound—part Falstaff, part Bacchus, with a rapier wit and the key-pounding dexterity to make a battered, untunable baby grand sound ... «Village Voice, Oct 11»
10
The man who wouldn't be king
His face was swollen and red, his voice sharp and untunable, and his speech full of passion." One of the many misconceptions about Cromwell is that he was a ... «New Statesman, Dec 10»

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