Tuning Fork
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tuning fork
–noun
| a steel instrument consisting of a stem with two prongs, producing a musical tone of definite, constant pitch when struck, and serving as a standard for tuning musical instruments, making acoustical experiments, and the like. |
[Origin: 1765–75
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| tun·ing fork (tōō'nĭng, tyōō'-)
n. A small two-pronged metal device that when struck produces a sound of fixed pitch that is used as a reference, as in tuning musical instruments. |
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| tuning fork | |
noun | |
| a metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone when struck; used to tune musical instruments |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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