dial tone

dial tone

English

Noun

dial tone (plural dial tones)

1. 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