: 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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Each and every one also referred back to vintage as a kind of tuning fork of ideas: John was enthralled with the couture techniques of Vionnet and Charles James, with Savile Row tailoring, with 18th-century decadence spliced with London street culture.—Amanda Harlech, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025 The ray spiders flung their webs when the tuning fork was farther away than the mosquitos had been.—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 See All Example Sentences for tuning fork
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