tuning fork (redirected from Tuning forks)

tun·ing fork (tnng, ty-)

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

n

(Music, other) a two-pronged metal fork that when struck produces a pure note of constant specified pitch. It is used to tune musical instruments and in acoustics

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tuning fork - a metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone when struck; used to tune musical instruments implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end

Translations

tuning fork

n (Mus) → Stimmgabel f

tuning fork n → diapason m inv

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tuning fork n → diapason m inv