telephone dial tone

telephone dial tone
Almon Strowger (1891), an undertaker

Inventors, Inventions . 2014.

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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 …  

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