tuning fork
Vibrating metal standard
A tuning fork is a two-pronged metal instrument that produces a pure musical tone when struck.
Musicians and technicians use it to tune instruments or calibrate audio equipment.
The standard tuning fork vibrates at 440 Hz, the conventional reference pitch for the note A above middle C.
Frequency of sound
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- toneQuality of sound
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
hertz · soundwave · oscillation · amplitude · timbre · overtone · fundamental · harmonic
Auditory acuity evaluation
- audiometryEvaluation of hearing ability
- medical examinationClinical health evaluation
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- classroomEducational instruction space
Device producing reference tones
- metronomeAdjustable beat-marking device
- concert pitchStandard tuning frequency
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
orchestra · chromatic · equal temperament · scale · key
Pointed projecting part
- tinePointed fork projection
- stemPlant's central axis
- metalHard conductive solid
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
alloy · struck · vibrating · handle · cylindrical · U-shape · oscillating · elasticity
pitch
Frequency of sound
vibration · hertz · soundwave · oscillation · amplitude · timbre · overtone · fundamental · harmonic · waveform
hearing test
Auditory acuity evaluation
- audiometryEvaluation of hearing ability
- medical examinationClinical health evaluation
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
pitch pipe
Device producing reference tones
- metronomeAdjustable beat-marking device
- concert pitchStandard tuning frequency
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
calibration · orchestra · chromatic · equal temperament · scale · key
prong
Pointed projecting part
steel · alloy · struck · vibrating · handle · cylindrical · U-shape · oscillating · elasticity · density
- oscillatorsoscillator, balance wheel, local oscillator, LFO, NCO
- Physics DemosNewton's cradle, pendulum, Van de Graaff, Tesla coil, inclined plane
- sound sourcesdrum, guitar, piano, violin, trumpet
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- medical toolsstethoscope, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, catheter, reflex hammer
- music gearguitar, amplifiers, piano, amps, keyboard
tuning forkslide whistle
Tube with sliding piston
trombone · theremin · pitch bend · whammy bar · vibrato
tuning forkwhite noise
Constant random sound
noise · cacophony · static · discord · dissonance
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