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• Tuning — Tun ing, a. & n. from {Tune}, v. [1913 Webster] {Tuning fork} (Mus.), a steel instrument consisting of two prongs and a handle, which, being struck, gives a certain fixed tone. It is used for tuning instruments, or for ascertaining the pitch of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tuning fork — Tuning Tun ing, a. & n. from {Tune}, v. [1913 Webster] {Tuning fork} (Mus.), a steel instrument consisting of two prongs and a handle, which, being struck, gives a certain fixed tone. It is used for tuning instruments, or for ascertaining the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tuning fork — n. a small steel instrument with two prongs, which when struck sounds a certain fixed tone in perfect pitch: it is used as a guide in tuning instruments, in testing hearing, etc …   English World dictionary

• tuning and temperament — In music, the adjustment of one sound source, such as a voice or string, to produce a desired pitch in relation to a given pitch, and the modification of that tuning to lessen dissonance. Tuning assures a good sound for a given pair of tones;… …   Universalium

• Tuning fork — A tuning fork is an acoustic resonator in the form of a two pronged fork with the tines formed from a U shaped bar of elastic metal (usually steel). It resonates at a specific constant pitch when set vibrating by striking it against a surface or… …   Wikipedia

• Tone variator — German psychologist William Stern invented the tone variator in 1897 to study human sensitivity to changes in pitch, going beyond the traditional psychophysical research of studying the sensitivity to differences in discrete tones. The instrument …   Wikipedia

• tuning fork — a steel instrument consisting of a stem with two prongs, producing a musical tone of definite, constant pitch when struck, and serving as a standard for tuning musical instruments, making acoustical experiments, and the like. [1765 75] * * * ▪… …   Universalium

• tuning fork — noun a metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone when struck; used to tune musical instruments • Hypernyms: ↑implement * * * noun, pl ⋯ forks [count] : a metal device that has two long points, that produces a particular note when it …   Useful english dictionary

• Tuning — Tune Tune, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tuned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tuning}.] 1. To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds; to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone of; as, to tune a piano or a violin. Tune your harps. Dryden …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tuning fork — noun Date: 1799 a 2 pronged metal implement that gives a fixed tone when struck and is useful for tuning musical instruments and ascertaining standard pitch …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tuning fork — tun·ing fork t(y)ün iŋ n a 2 pronged metal implement that gives a fixed tone when struck * * * a fork shaped metal instrument with two tines, which produces harmonic vibration when the tines are struck; used to test hearing by air and bone… …   Medical dictionary