tuning fork

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tuning fork

  • /tjʉːnɪŋ foːk/ Australia

noun tuning forks

  1. A fork-shaped object which emits a tone of a specific frequency when struck, producing a reference note for tuning instruments.

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noun fork-shaped object which emits a tone

Españoldiapasón
日本語音叉 onsa
中文音叉 yīnchā
Portuguêsdiapasão, lamiré
Françaisdiapason
DeutschStimmgabel
Italianocorista, diapason
Ελληνικάδιαπασών diapasón
Românădiapazon
Русскийкамерто́н kamertón
Tiếng Việtthanh mẫu, âm thoa
עבריתקולן kolan

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@misc{tuning_fork_2026,
  title = {tuning fork},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tuning%20fork},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}