tuning fork

Australia/tjʉːnɪŋ foːk/

noun

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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Meanings

nountuning fork (plural tuning forks)

plural tuning forks

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

Translations

Bulgarian камерто́н
  • камерто́н (kamertón)fork-shaped object which emits a tone
Catalan diapasó
  • diapasófork-shaped object which emits a tone
Chinese Mandarin 音叉
  • 音叉 (yīnchā)fork-shaped object which emits a tone
Czech ladička
  • ladičkafork-shaped object which emits a tone
Danish stemmegaffel
  • stemmegaffelfork-shaped object which emits a tone
Dutch stemvork
  • stemvorkfork-shaped object which emits a tone
Esperanto agordilo
  • agordilofork-shaped object which emits a tone
Finnish äänirauta
  • äänirautafork-shaped object which emits a tone
French diapason
  • diapasonfork-shaped object which emits a tone
German Stimmgabel
  • Stimmgabelfork-shaped object which emits a tone
Greek διαπασών
  • διαπασών (diapasón)fork-shaped object which emits a tone
Hebrew קולן
  • קולן (kolan)fork-shaped object which emits a tone
Hungarian hangvilla
  • hangvillafork-shaped object which emits a tone
Icelandic tónkvísl
  • tónkvíslfork-shaped object which emits a tone
Indonesian garpu tala
  • garpu talafork-shaped object which emits a tone
Irish gabhlóg thiúnála, gabhlóg thiúnta
  • gabhlóg thiúnálafork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • gabhlóg thiúntafork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • gabhlóg cheoilfork-shaped object which emits a tone
Italian corista, diapason
  • coristafork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • diapasonfork-shaped object which emits a tone
Japanese 音叉
  • 音叉 (onsa)fork-shaped object which emits a tone
Lithuanian kamertonas
  • kamertonasfork-shaped object which emits a tone
Norwegian Bokmål stemmegaffel
  • stemmegaffelfork-shaped object which emits a tone
Polish kamerton, diapazon
  • kamertonfork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • diapazonfork-shaped object which emits a tone
Portuguese diapasão, lamiré
  • diapasãofork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • lamiréfork-shaped object which emits a tone
Romanian diapazon
  • diapazonfork-shaped object which emits a tone
Russian камерто́н
  • камерто́н (kamertón)fork-shaped object which emits a tone
Spanish diapasón
  • diapasónfork-shaped object which emits a tone
Swedish stämgaffel
  • stämgaffelfork-shaped object which emits a tone
Thai ส้อมเสียง
  • ส้อมเสียง (sɔ̂m-sǐiang)fork-shaped object which emits a tone
Turkish diyapazon
  • diyapazonfork-shaped object which emits a tone
Ukrainian камерто́н
  • камерто́н (kamertón)fork-shaped object which emits a tone
Vietnamese thanh mẫu, âm thoa
  • thanh mẫufork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • âm thoafork-shaped object which emits a tone
Welsh trawfforch
  • trawfforchfork-shaped object which emits a tone
Cite this entry
APA

tuning fork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuning%20fork

MLA

“tuning fork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuning%20fork. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tuning fork,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuning%20fork.

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