Phrase guide

tuning fork

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian: /tjʉːnɪŋ foːk/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone when struck; used to tune musical instruments

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: implement

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: diapazon — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Armenian: կամերտոն (kamerton) — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Azerbaijani: kamerton — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Belarusian: камертон (kamjertón) — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Bulgarian: камерто́н (kamertón) — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Catalan: diapasó — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 音叉 (yīnchā) — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Czech: ladička — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Danish: stemmegaffel — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Dutch: stemvork — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Esperanto: agordilo — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Finnish: äänirauta — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • French: diapason — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • German: Stimmgabel — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Greek: διαπασών (diapasón) — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Hebrew: קולן (kolan) — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Hungarian: hangvilla — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Icelandic: tónkvísl — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Indonesian: garpu tala — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Irish: gabhlóg thiúnála — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Irish: gabhlóg thiúnta — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Irish: gabhlóg cheoil — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Italian: corista — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Italian: diapason — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Japanese: 音叉 (onsa) — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Lithuanian: kamertonas — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stemmegaffel — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stemmegaffel — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Plautdietsch: Stemgaufel — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Polish: kamerton — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Polish: diapazon — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Portuguese: diapasão — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Portuguese: lamiré — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Romanian: diapazon — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Russian: камерто́н (kamertón) — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Spanish: diapasón — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Swedish: stämgaffel — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Thai: ส้อมเสียง (sɔ̂m-sǐiang) — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Turkish: diyapazon — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Ukrainian: камерто́н (kamertón) — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Vietnamese: thanh mẫu — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Vietnamese: âm thoa — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Welsh: trawfforch — fork-shaped object which emits a tone
  • Zazaki: diapason — fork-shaped object which emits a tone