"dial tone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dial tones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: dial tone Categories (topical): Telephony Synonyms: dialling tone [UK] Translations (telephony signal): 撥號音 (Chinese Mandarin), 拨号音 (bōhàoyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), kiestoon [masculine] (Dutch), valintaääni (Finnish), vapaaääni (Finnish), tonalité [feminine] (French), Wählton [masculine] (German), צליל חיוג (tslil hiug) [masculine] (Hebrew), tono de marcar [masculine] (Spanish), kopplingston [common-gender] (Swedish)

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