ringtonen.

Brit.

/ˈrɪŋtəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈrɪŋˌtoʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ring n.², tone n.

Etymology: < ring n.² + tone n. Compare earlier ringing tone n. at ringing n.¹ Compounds.

Telecommunications.

1. The sound produced in a caller's telephone to indicate that a connection with the number dialled has been made and the called phone is ringing; = ringing tone n. at ringing n.¹ Compounds.

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

1921 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 1 Jan. 9 Listen for the busy signal or the reverting ring tone which tells you your party is being rung.

1937 Brit. Patent 466,149 2/2 s₁ extinguishes the calling lamp CL. s₂ removes ring tone from the subscriber's line.

1974 Times 6 June 20/6 Even when there is no engaged signal, but a clear ring tone, there is no reply.

1982 Coal Age Oct. 148/2 MultiPhone units provide dial tone, ring tone and busy signals.

2006 Miami Herald (Nexis) 2 May Callers who didn't get the ring tone they were expecting were still connected to the system if they heard the popping or clicking noises.

2. A sound made by a telephone when there is an incoming call awaiting an answer; esp. one made by a mobile phone, typically a snatch of music or other sound chosen from a preselected list, or available to download or buy from the internet.Now the usual sense.

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

1984 Re: 800 Number to turn off Junk Calls in net.consumers (Usenet newsgroup) 14 Aug. Another feature is that there is a different ring tone for each code so that you will know who is calling.

1997 Touch May 9/1 The thing that will appeal the most..is that you can compose your own ring tone.

2008 C. Newkey-Burden in J. Burchill & C. Newkey-Burden Not in my Name 130 Then there are those annoying ringtones.

Compounds

General attributive and objective (in later use chiefly in sense 2), as ringtone download, ringtone generator, ringtone volume, etc.

ΚΠ

1951 Trans. S. Afr. Inst. Electr. Engineers 42 364/2 Each rack accommodates equipment for five bothway trunk circuits, including oscillators, pulse generators, ring tone generator and valve tester.

1998 Re: Ringtone Download in alt.cellular.fido (Usenet newsgroup) 7 Dec. There was a server in Germany that provided ringtone downloads as well.

2000 Guardian 12 Oct. (Online section) 5/4 You can delight your travelling companions by making up your own ring-tone tunes.

2007 Daily Post (N. Wales) (Nexis) 11 Jan. 3 Noisyphone..delivers a ringtone volume of up to 83 decibels.

2015 D. Arditi iTake-over i. ii. 32 In 2004.., $2.5 billion of revenue was generated by the recording industry from ringtone sales.., [but] the popularity of ringtones has decreased over the past several years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ringtone
释义	ringtonen. Brit. /ˈrɪŋtəʊn/, U.S. /ˈrɪŋˌtoʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ring n.², tone n. Etymology: < ring n.² + tone n. Compare earlier ringing tone n. at ringing n.¹ Compounds. Telecommunications. 1. The sound produced in a caller's telephone to indicate that a connection with the number dialled has been made and the called phone is ringing; = ringing tone n. at ringing n.¹ Compounds. 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 1921 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 1 Jan. 9 Listen for the busy signal or the reverting ring tone which tells you your party is being rung. 1937 Brit. Patent 466,149 2/2 s₁ extinguishes the calling lamp CL. s₂ removes ring tone from the subscriber's line. 1974 Times 6 June 20/6 Even when there is no engaged signal, but a clear ring tone, there is no reply. 1982 Coal Age Oct. 148/2 MultiPhone units provide dial tone, ring tone and busy signals. 2006 Miami Herald (Nexis) 2 May Callers who didn't get the ring tone they were expecting were still connected to the system if they heard the popping or clicking noises. 2. A sound made by a telephone when there is an incoming call awaiting an answer; esp. one made by a mobile phone, typically a snatch of music or other sound chosen from a preselected list, or available to download or buy from the internet.Now the usual sense. 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 1984 Re: 800 Number to turn off Junk Calls in net.consumers (Usenet newsgroup) 14 Aug. Another feature is that there is a different ring tone for each code so that you will know who is calling. 1997 Touch May 9/1 The thing that will appeal the most..is that you can compose your own ring tone. 2008 C. Newkey-Burden in J. Burchill & C. Newkey-Burden Not in my Name 130 Then there are those annoying ringtones. Compounds General attributive and objective (in later use chiefly in sense 2), as ringtone download, ringtone generator, ringtone volume, etc. ΚΠ 1951 Trans. S. Afr. Inst. Electr. Engineers 42 364/2 Each rack accommodates equipment for five bothway trunk circuits, including oscillators, pulse generators, ring tone generator and valve tester. 1998 Re: Ringtone Download in alt.cellular.fido (Usenet newsgroup) 7 Dec. There was a server in Germany that provided ringtone downloads as well. 2000 Guardian 12 Oct. (Online section) 5/4 You can delight your travelling companions by making up your own ring-tone tunes. 2007 Daily Post (N. Wales) (Nexis) 11 Jan. 3 Noisyphone..delivers a ringtone volume of up to 83 decibels. 2015 D. Arditi iTake-over i. ii. 32 In 2004.., $2.5 billion of revenue was generated by the recording industry from ringtone sales.., [but] the popularity of ringtones has decreased over the past several years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1921
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