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- Dictionarytuning fork/ˈtjuːnɪŋ ˌfɔːk/
noun
- 1. a two-pronged steel device used by musicians, which vibrates when struck to give a note of specific pitch.
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A tuning fork is an acoustic resonator in the form of a two-pronged fork with the prongs formed from a U-shaped bar of elastic metal. It resonates at a specific constant pitch when set vibrating by striking it against a surface or with an object, and emits a pure musical tone once the high overtones fade out. A tuning fork's pitch depends on the length and mass of the two prongs. They are traditio... Wikipedia