dial tone

English

Noun

dial tone (plural dial tones)

A telephony signal, usually in the form of a sound, used to indicate that the telephone exchange is working, has recognized an off-hook, and is ready to accept a call.

Synonyms

dialling tone (UK)

Translations

telephony signal

Chinese:
Mandarin: 撥號音／拨号音 (zh) (bōhàoyīn)
Dutch: kiestoon (nl) m
Finnish: valintaääni, vapaaääni
French: tonalité (fr) f
German: Wählton (de) m
Hebrew: צליל חיוג m (tslil hiug)
Spanish: tono de marcar m
Swedish: kopplingston (sv) c

Anagrams

delation, indolate, tiadenol

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