tuning fork

Summary

tuning fork ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,299 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• tuning fork is credited with the discovery of John Shore^[2].
• tuning fork is made of metallic material^[3].
• tuning fork is a type of resonator^[4].
• tuning fork is a type of melodic percussion instrument^[5].
• tuning fork is part of dulcitone^[6].
• tuning fork is used for musical tuning^[7].
• tuning fork's Commons category is recorded as Tuning forks^[8].
• tuning fork's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tuning forks^[9].
• tuning fork's Commons gallery is recorded as Tuning fork^[10].
• tuning fork's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[11].
• tuning fork's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• tuning fork's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[13].
• tuning fork's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5^[14].
• tuning fork's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].
• tuning fork's different from is recorded as Camerton^[16].
• tuning fork's produced sound is recorded as pure tone^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include resonator^[4] and melodic percussion instrument^[5].

Use and Application

tuning fork is used for musical tuning^[7]. It is part of dulcitone^[6].

Why It Matters

tuning fork ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,299 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]