- telephone dial tone
- Almon Strowger (1891), an undertaker
Inventors, Inventions . 2014.
telephone dial tone
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dial tone — n. A metaphor for any service that provides easy, universal access to some other product or service using a variety of devices and regardless of location. Example Citation: This will lead to the Internet dial tone , in which connection to the Net … New words
dial tone — n AmE the sound you hear when you pick up the telephone that lets you know that you can make a call British Equivalent: dialling tone … Dictionary of contemporary English
dial tone — dial ,tone noun count AMERICAN the sound a telephone makes when you pick it up to show that you can make a call … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dial tone — ☆ dial tone n. a buzzing or humming sound indicating to the user of a telephone that the line is open and a number may be dialed … English World dictionary
Dial tone — For the G.I. Joe character, see Dial Tone (G.I. Joe). A dial tone (known in the British Isles as a dialling tone)[1] is a telephony signal used to indicate that the telephone exchange is working, has recognized an off hook, and is ready to accept … Wikipedia
dial tone — noun : a characteristic tone emitted by a dial telephone as a signal that the system is ready for dialing * * * noun, pl ⋯ tones [count] US : the sound that comes from a telephone when it is ready for a call to be made called also (Brit) dialling … Useful english dictionary
dial tone — (in a telephone) a tone that indicates the line is ready for dialing. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
dial tone — tone on a telephone receiver indicating that the system is ready for dialing … English contemporary dictionary
dial tone — di′al tone n. tgp a steady telephone tone indicating that the line is ready for dialing • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
dial tone — /ˈdaɪəl toʊn/ (say duyuhl tohn) noun the sound which a functioning telephone makes, indicating that the user may dial a number …
