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tuning fork
noun
: a 2-pronged metal implement that gives a fixed tone when struck and is useful for tuning musical instruments and ascertaining standard pitch
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The ray spiders flung their webs when the tuning fork was farther away than the mosquitos had been.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
Han then used a tuning fork that was set to the tone that is produced by a flies’ whining wings.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
And the wood sound might not end up being pure tuning fork.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
The reverberation of a tuning fork — Remedios had brought one to rehearsal — seemed the right ballpark noise, but there were further details to consider.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
Han then used a tuning fork that was set to the tone that is produced by a flies’ whining wings.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
And the wood sound might not end up being pure tuning fork.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
The reverberation of a tuning fork — Remedios had brought one to rehearsal — seemed the right ballpark noise, but there were further details to consider.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
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tuning fork
noun
tun·ing fork
ˈt(y)ün-iŋ- 
: a 2-pronged metal implement that gives a fixed tone when struck
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