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ˈtuning-fork
1. A small steel instrument (invented in 1711 by John Shore) consisting of a stem with two stout flat prongs which on being caused to vibrate produce a definite musical note of constant pitch, thus serving as a standard for tuning musical instruments and in acoustical investigations, etc.
1799Young in Phil. Trans. XC. 134 The fundamental note was found to be one-sixth of a tone higher than the respective octave of a tuning-fork marked C. 1862Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 3403 Chromatic tuning-forks. 1878G. B. Prescott Sp. Telephone (1879) 51 Vibrating a tuning fork in front of the mouth.
2. An instrument used for turning the pins in tuning a pianoforte.
1877in Knight Dict. Mech. |