ring-offn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪŋ ɒf/, U.S.

/ˈrɪŋ ˌɔf/,

/ˈrɪŋ ˌɑf/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to ring off at ring v.¹ 14b.

Etymology: < to ring off at ring v.¹ 14b.

Telephony. Now historical.

(The signal for) the severance of a connection made through a telephone exchange.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > signals or tones

call signal1853

telephone call1878

tone1878

ring-off1885

busy tone1902

buzz1913

dialling tone1917

dial tone1920

ringtone1921

ringing tone1922

pip1929

pip-pip-pip1936

logatom1937

pay-tone1958

ringtone1984

1885 7th Ann. Meeting National Telephone Exchange Assoc. (U.S.) 153 The operator..has to ‘get the parties together’ and watch the ‘ring off’.

1910 H. I. Hancock High School Captain of Team xxiii. 225 Then had come the ring-off, just as Dick had tried to get the name of his informant.

1927 Times 10 Mar. 15/4 A hasty ring-off may well seem to them a blessing compared with the comments which they must often be compelled to hear in reply to their summons.

1963 W. Chrzczonowicz tr. V. N. Roginskii Synthesis Relay Switching Circuits iii. 42 The ring-off may originate from the subscriber connected to the switchboard.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ring-off
释义	ring-offn. Brit. /ˈrɪŋ ɒf/, U.S. /ˈrɪŋ ˌɔf/, /ˈrɪŋ ˌɑf/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to ring off at ring v.¹ 14b. Etymology: < to ring off at ring v.¹ 14b. Telephony. Now historical. (The signal for) the severance of a connection made through a telephone exchange. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > signals or tones call signal1853 telephone call1878 tone1878 ring-off1885 busy tone1902 buzz1913 dialling tone1917 dial tone1920 ringtone1921 ringing tone1922 pip1929 pip-pip-pip1936 logatom1937 pay-tone1958 ringtone1984 1885 7th Ann. Meeting National Telephone Exchange Assoc. (U.S.) 153 The operator..has to ‘get the parties together’ and watch the ‘ring off’. 1910 H. I. Hancock High School Captain of Team xxiii. 225 Then had come the ring-off, just as Dick had tried to get the name of his informant. 1927 Times 10 Mar. 15/4 A hasty ring-off may well seem to them a blessing compared with the comments which they must often be compelled to hear in reply to their summons. 1963 W. Chrzczonowicz tr. V. N. Roginskii Synthesis Relay Switching Circuits iii. 42 The ring-off may originate from the subscriber connected to the switchboard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1885
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