What name is given to the individual prongs on a fork?
"role in several alternative therapy practices, such as sonopuncture and polarity therapy. A radar gun that measures the speed of cars or a ball in sports is usually calibrated with a tuning fork. Instead of the frequency, these forks are labeled with the calibration speed and radar band (e.g., X-band or K-band) they are calibrated for. Doubled and H-type tuning forks are used for tactical-grade Vibrating Structure Gyroscopes and various types of microelectromechanical systems. Tuning fork A tuning fork is an acoustic resonator in the form of a two-pronged fork with the prongs (tines) formed from a U-shaped bar of"
"Tine (structural) Tines or prongs or teeth are parallel or branching spikes forming parts of a tool or natural object. They are used to spear, hook, move or otherwise act on other objects. They may be made of metal, wood, bone or other hard, strong materials. The number of tines (also written tynes) on tools varies widely – a pitchfork may have just two, a garden fork may have four, and a rake or harrow many. Tines may be blunt, such as those on a fork used as an eating utensil; or sharp, as on a pitchfork; or even barbed,"
"to ten tynes with different lengths and spacing depending on purpose. They are usually made of steel with a long wooden handle, but may also be made from wood, wrought iron, bamboo, or alloy. In some parts of England a pitchfork is known as a ""prong"" and, in parts of Ireland, a ""sprong"" refers to a four-pronged pitchfork. The pitchfork is similar to the shorter and sturdier garden fork. Pitchforks and scythes have frequently been used as weapons by those who could not afford or did not have access to more expensive weapons such as swords, or, later, guns. As"
"Fork In cutlery or kitchenware, a fork (from the Latin ""furca"" (""pitchfork"")) is a utensil, now usually made of metal, whose long handle terminates in a head that branches into several narrow and often slightly curved tines with which one can spear foods either to hold them to cut with a knife or to lift them to the mouth. Bone forks have been found in archaeological sites of the Bronze Age Qijia culture (2400–1900 BC), the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1050 BC), as well as later Chinese dynasties. A stone carving from an Eastern Han tomb (in Ta-kua-liang, Suide County,"
"of each prong. The handle motion is small, so the user can hold the fork by the handle without damping the vibration, but the handle can still transmit the vibration to a resonator, which amplifies the sound of the fork. The user typically strikes the fork, and then presses the handle against a wooden box resonator, table top, edge of a musical instrument, or just behind their ear. If just held in open air, the sound of a tuning fork is very faint. The sound waves from each prong are 180° out of phase with the other, so at a"
"forks (a.k.a. yokes, one driving and one driven) and the two semi-spherical sliding pieces (one called male or spigot swivel and another called female or slotted swivel) which interlock in a floating (movable) connection. Each yoke jaw engages a circular groove formed on the intermediate members. Both intermediate members are coupled together in turn by a swivel tongue and grooved joint. When the input and output shafts are inclined at some working angle to each other, the driving intermediate member accelerates and decelerates during each revolution. Since the central tongue and groove joint are a quarter of a revolution out"
"of the stone, and the tops of the prongs are clipped off with snips, filed to an even height above the stone, and finished. Usually a ""cup burr"" is used to give the prong a nice round tip. A cup burr is in the shape of a hemisphere with teeth on the inside, for making rounded tips on wires and prongs. There are many variations of prong settings including just two prongs, the common 4 prongs or up to 24 or more with many variations involving decoration, size and shapes of the prongs themselves, and how they are fixed or"
"class with its length dependent upon the forearm of the user. The two shorter prongs on either side of the main shaft are used for trapping (and sometimes breaking) other weapons such as a sword or bo. A form known as nunti sai, sometimes called ""manji"" sai (due to its appearance resembling the swastika kanji) has the two shorter prongs pointed in opposite directions. The ""tonfa"" may have originated as the handle of a millstone used for grinding grain. It is traditionally made from red oak, and can be gripped by the short perpendicular handle or by the longer main"
"Forceps ""Forceps"" (plural forceps or considered a plural noun without a singular, often a pair of forceps; the Latin plural ""forcipes"" is no longer recorded in most dictionaries) are a handheld, hinged instrument used for grasping and holding objects. Forceps are used when fingers are too large to grasp small objects or when many objects need to be held at one time while the hands are used to perform a task. The term ""forceps"" is used almost exclusively within the medical field. Outside medicine, people usually refer to forceps as tweezers, tongs, pliers, clips or clamps. Mechanically, forceps employ the"
"fork used in most parts of the world today was developed in Germany in the mid 18th century while the standard four-tine design became current in the early 19th century. The fork was important in Germany because they believed that eating with the fingers was rude and disrespectful. The fork led to family dinners and sit-down meals, which are important features of German culture. Fork In cutlery or kitchenware, a fork (from the Latin ""furca"" (""pitchfork"")) is a utensil, now usually made of metal, whose long handle terminates in a head that branches into several narrow and often slightly curved"
"two-pronged weapon strikingly similar in form to a pitchfork but actually related to the trident in design and purpose. Pitchfork A pitchfork is an agricultural tool with a long handle and tynes used to lift and pitch or throw loose material, such as hay, straw or leaves. A pitchfork is an agricultural tool with a long handle and long, thick, widely separated pointed tynes used to lift and pitch or throw loose material, such as hay, straw or leaves. True pitchforks typically have only two or three tynes, while manure forks have four or more. However, some forks with more"
"Fork (chess) In chess, a fork is a tactic whereby a single piece makes two or more direct attacks simultaneously. Most commonly two pieces are threatened, which is also sometimes called a """". The attacker usually aims to gain by one of the opponent's pieces. The defender often finds it difficult to counter two or more threats in a single move. The attacking piece is called the ""forking"" piece; the pieces attacked are said to be ""forked"". A piece that is defended can still be said to be forked if the forking piece has a lower value. Besides attacking pieces,"
"Pitchfork A pitchfork is an agricultural tool with a long handle and tynes used to lift and pitch or throw loose material, such as hay, straw or leaves. A pitchfork is an agricultural tool with a long handle and long, thick, widely separated pointed tynes used to lift and pitch or throw loose material, such as hay, straw or leaves. True pitchforks typically have only two or three tynes, while manure forks have four or more. However, some forks with more than three tynes are also used for handling loose material such as hay or silage. Other forks have up"
"as on a trident. The terms ""tine"" and ""prong"" are mostly interchangeable. A tooth of a comb is a tine. Tines and prongs occur in nature—for example, forming the branched bony antlers of deer or the forked horns of pronghorn antelopes. The term ""tine"" is also used for mountains, such as the fictional Silvertine in ""The Lord of the Rings"". In chaos theory (physics, non-linear dynamics), the branches of a bifurcation diagram are called ""tines"" and ""subtines"". Tine (structural) Tines or prongs or teeth are parallel or branching spikes forming parts of a tool or natural object. They are used"
"Spork A spork (a portmanteau of ""spoon"" and ""fork""), is a hybrid form of cutlery taking the form of a spoon-like shallow scoop with two to four tines. Spork-like utensils, such as the terrapin fork or ice cream fork, have been manufactured since the late 19th century; patents for spork-like designs date back to at least 1874, and the word ""spork"" was registered as a trademark in the US and the UK decades later. They are used by fast food restaurants, schools, prisons, the military, backpackers and in airline meals. The word ""spork"" combines ""spoon"" and ""fork"". It appeared in"
"the ""tang"" and acts as a lever to help raise the blade from the handle. One or two fingers resting on the tang also help stabilize the blade while shaving. The narrow support piece between the tang and the main blade is called the ""shank"", but this reference is often avoided because it can be confusing since the ""shank"" is also referred to as ""tang"". The shank sometimes features decorations and the stamp of the brand. The top side and the underside of the shank can sometimes exhibit indentations known as ""fluting"", or ""jimps"" for a more secure grip. The"
"refers only to branches coming directly from the trunk. Because of the enormous quantity of branches in the world, there are a variety of names in English alone for them. In general however, unspecific words for a branch (such as rise) have been replaced by the word branch itself. A bough can also be called a limb or arm, and though these are arguably metaphors, both are widely accepted synonyms for bough. A crotch or fork is an area where a trunk splits into two or more boughs. A twig is frequently referred to as a sprig as well, especially"
"to lifting. They can also be used to separate objects, such as blocks of cut stone. Splitting mauls and splitting wedges are used to split wood along the grain. A narrow wedge with a relatively long taper used to finely adjust the distance between objects is called a shim, and is commonly used in carpentry. The tips of forks and nails are also wedges, as they split and separate the material into which they are pushed or driven; the shafts may then hold fast due to friction. The blade is a compound inclined plane, consisting of two inclined planes placed"
"on the next move. A fork of the king and queen, the highest material-gaining fork possible, is sometimes called a ""royal fork"". A fork of the enemy king, queen, and one (or both) rooks is sometimes called a ""grand fork"". A knight fork of the enemy king, queen, and possibly other pieces is sometimes called a ""family fork"" or ""family check"". Bibliography Fork (chess) In chess, a fork is a tactic whereby a single piece makes two or more direct attacks simultaneously. Most commonly two pieces are threatened, which is also sometimes called a """". The attacker usually aims to"
"Sergeant trumpeter and lutenist to the court. A tuning fork is a fork-shaped acoustic resonator used in many applications to produce a fixed tone. The main reason for using the fork shape is that, unlike many other types of resonators, it produces a very pure tone, with most of the vibrational energy at the fundamental frequency. The reason for this is that the frequency of the first overtone is about = = times the fundamental (about octaves above it). By comparison, the first overtone of a vibrating string or metal bar is one octave above (twice) the fundamental, so when"
"one to four handlers, each of whom carried an angkusa. Literally meaning ""branch"", the chabang is an iron truncheon with three prongs. Called chabang in Indonesian and tekpi in Malay, it is generally believed to have been based on the Indian trisula. Chabang are traditionally paired and used defensively. The two outer prongs are used for trapping the weapon or breaking the opponent's weapon. Among silat practitioners, the chabang is known as the king of weapons because of its usefulness when defending against blades. It is most highly developed in Bali, Maluku, Timor, south Sulawesi, and Java. The kipas is"
"1908, and the Danish Nimbus used them from 1934 on. Conventional telescopic forks invariably have a pair of fork tubes, or ""stanchions"", at the top, clamped to a triple tree (also called a triple clamp or a yoke), and the sliders are at the bottom, attached to the front wheel spindle. Inside most tubes are springs, fork oil, and air, creating a shock absorber. Some forks allow pressurized air to be added through a valve in the top of the fork to stiffen the suspension. Quality forks have a flexible air tube between both fork tubes in order to balance"
"refers to the struck element having two vibrating parts – physically it bears little resemblance to a traditional type. In Fender Rhodes instruments, the struck portion of the ""fork"" is a tine of stiff steel wire. The other part of the fork, parallel and adjacent to the tine, is the tonebar, a sturdy steel bar which acts as a resonator and adds sustain to the sound. The tine is fitted with a spring which can be moved along its length to allow the pitch to be varied for fine-tuning. The tine is struck by the small neoprene (originally felt) tip"
"Forging Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces. The blows are delivered with a hammer (often a power hammer) or a die. Forging is often classified according to the temperature at which it is performed: cold forging (a type of cold working), warm forging, or hot forging (a type of hot working). For the latter two, the metal is heated, usually in a forge. Forged parts can range in weight from less than a kilogram to hundreds of metric tons. Forging has been done by smiths for millennia; the traditional products were kitchenware,"
"forks were originally made of wood, but the majority are now made of carbon steel or stainless steel. Garden forks are slightly different from pitchforks, which are used for moving loose materials such as piled hay, compost, or manure. Garden forks have comparatively a fairly short, usually wooden handle, with a ""D"" or ""T"" end. Their tines are usually shorter, flatter, thicker, and more closely spaced. A smaller version of such forks with shorter, closer-spaced, thinner tines (but a full-sized handle) is known as a ""border fork"" or ""ladies' fork"", and is used for lighter work such as weeding amongst"
"consumed elsewhere. The usual design of chip forks has either two or three prongs at one end. Their length is somewhere between 7½ and 9 cm, their width between 1 and 1½ cm at the widest place. Today, these forks have completely replaced an earlier version of chip forks from the BeNeLux area which had to be cleaned and reused. Whether the throw-away version was first used in Berlin, Germany, or the Netherlands is disputed. In Germany, the local name ""Pommesgabel"", also ""Pommespicker"" (literally: ""Chip/French fries fork/picking device"") is a popular alternative denomination for the mano cornuta. Chip fork A"
"meaning ""teeth"", referring specifically to the three prongs, or ""teeth"", of the weapon. The Sanskrit name for the trident, """"trishula"""", is a compound of ""tri"" त्रि for ""three"" + ""ṣūla"" शूल for ""thorn"", calling the trident's three prongs ""thorns"" rather than ""teeth"". The Greek equivalent is τρίαινα (""tríaina""), from Proto-Greek ""trianja"", meaning ""threefold"". In Greek, Roman, and Hindu mythology, the trident is said to have the power of control over the ocean. Tridents for fishing usually have barbed tines, which trap the speared fish firmly. In the Southern and Midwestern United States, ""gigging"" is used for harvesting suckers, bullfrogs, flounder,"
"Broadfork In farming and gardening, the broadfork, also called a U-fork or , is a tool used to manually break up densely packed soil, like hardpan, to improve aeration and drainage. It consists of five or so metal tines, approximately eight inches long, spaced a few inches apart on a horizontal bar, with two handles extending upwards to chest or shoulder level, forming a large U-shape. The operator steps up on the crossbar, using full bodyweight to drive the tines into the ground, then steps backward while pulling backwards on the handles, causing the tines to lever upwards through the"
"For example, on hand tools, codes on them will indicate who made them for Sears. For example, Western Forge sourced tools will have a ""WF"" stamped on the tool. Tools produced by Moore Drop Forge will have a ""V"" on them, tools from Pratt-Reed will have ""PR"" on them, Easco will have an ""E"" or ""EE"", and later Danaher made tools (USA made) will have a ""VV"" or a ""VɅ"" (inverted second ""V""). Pliers have been sourced by a few vendors including the aforementioned Western Forge ""WF"" tools and Wilde Industries which have a ""P"" on the tool. Many major"
"Pastry fork A pastry fork, also known as a ""pie fork"" or ""cake fork"", is a fork designed for eating pastries and other desserts from a plate. The fork has three or four tines. The three-tine fork has a larger, flattened and beveled tine on the side while the four-tine fork has the first and second tine connected or bridged together and beveled. Pastry forks range in size from 4 inches (10 cm) (in English pastry fork sets) to 7 inches (19 cm) as serving pieces in silverware (sterling and silver plate) place settings. In many fine place settings, the"
"that Costco's usage of the ""Tiffany"" name violated Tiffany & Co.'s trademark rights. Prong setting ""Merged content from Tiffany mount to here. See ."" Prong setting or prong mount refers to the use of metal projections or tines, called ""prongs"", to secure a gemstone to a piece of jewelry. A prong setting is one component of what is known to jewelers as a ""head"", a claw-shaped type of binding (typically 3, 4, or 6 individual prongs per head) that is welded or soldered to a jewelry item in order to mount (or ""set"") a gemstone to the jewelry item. A"
"Garden fork A garden fork, spading fork, digging fork or graip is a gardening implement, with a handle and several (usually four) short, sturdy tines. It is used for loosening, lifting and turning over soil in gardening and farming. It is used similarly to a spade, but in many circumstances it is more appropriate than a spade: the tines allow the implement to be pushed more easily into the ground, it can rake out stones and weeds and break up clods, it is not so easily stopped by stones, and it does not cut through weed roots or root-crops. Garden"
"often set with two or more forks, meant to be used for different courses; for example, a salad fork, a meat fork, and a dessert fork. Some institutions wishing to give an impression of high formality set places with many different forks for meals of several courses, although many etiquette authorities regard this as vulgar and prefer that the appropriate cutlery be brought in with each course. It should not be necessary for the diner to distinguish between types of forks; forks are used in order from outside to inside, with the exception of oyster forks, which are placed on"