ringtone
UK/ˈɹɪŋˌtəʊn/US/ˈɹɪŋˌtoʊn/
ringtone noun: the sound made by a telephone when ringing.
Noun
ringtone (plural ringtones)
- The sound made by a telephone when ringing.
- voltage generator ringtone for installation in terminal stations of telephone communication systems for carrier wave1975, LQ Krasin, RD Mccallum, Ringing generator for telephone station terminal - US Patent 3,886,321
- The transducers used to measure cavity dynamic pressure and reed dynamic displacement are calibrated before each test, the ringtone oscillator assembly produces a sinusoidal driving pressure, with at most, a few small harmonics.1980, Journal of Mechanical Design, page 229
- A customizable tone used to indicate an incoming call on a telephone, especially a mobile phone.
- I set my favorite song as my ringtone.
- So even if the primary purpose of a ringtone is to notify the user of an incoming call, the effect of a ringtone played in public cannot be ignored if the reason users choose ringtones is, in part, in order to impress others .2004, The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer; Volume 22
Verb
ringtone (third-person singular simple present ringtones, present participle ringtoning, simple past and past participle ringtoned)
- Of a telephone: to play a ringtone.
- My handheld ringtoned “Happy Days are Here Again.” I withdrew into a quieter corner of Mahogany Bar and stuck a finger in my other ear.2015, Herb Borkland, DOG$, page 15
- The cell reception is less than zero here, but my phone was ringtoning away. I did not like the sound of that.2019, Arthur Slade, Amber Fang (Books 1-3): Boxed Set
ringtone meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
ringtone in Hindi
- sound made by a telephone when ringing
- रिंगटोन riṅgṭon, रिंग टोन riṅg ṭon
ringtone in Tamil
- ரிங்டோன், ரிங்டோன் செய்ய
ringtone in Marathi
- रिंगटोन, रिंगटॉन
ringtone in Bengali
- রিংটোন, রিংটোন করতে, রিংটোন করার জন্য
More languagesFewer languages
- ringtone in Telugu
- రింగ్టోన్ riṅgṭōn
- ringtone in Malayalam
- റിംഗ്ടോൺ, റിങ്ടോൺ, റിംഗ്ടോണിംഗ്
- ringtone in Kannada
- ರಿಂಗ್ಟೋನ್, ರಿಂಗ್ಟೋನ್ಗೆ
- ringtone in Punjabi
- ਰਿੰਗਟੋਨ, ਰਿੰਗਟੌਨ, ਰਿੰਗਟੋਨਿੰਗ
- ringtone in Gujarati
- રિંગટોન, રીંગટોન, રિંગટોન કરવા માટે
- ringtone in Odia
- ରିଙ୍ଗଟୋନ୍, ରିଙ୍ଗ୍ଟୋନ୍, ରିଙ୍ଗଟୋନ
- ringtone in Nepali
- रिंगटोन, रिङ्गटोन, रिङटोन
- ringtone in Arabic
- نَغْمَة الرَنَّة naḡmat ar-ranna, نَغْمَة رَنِين naḡmat ranīn, نَغْمَة naḡma
- ringtone in Indonesian
- nada dering
- ringtone in Thai
- เสียงเรียกเข้า sǐiang-rîiak-kâo, ริงโทน
- ringtone in Vietnamese
- nhạc chờ, nhạc chuông
Examples of ringtone in a sentence
- Introduces LT1684, a ringtone-generator integrated circuit (IC) for telephone systems from Linear Technology in California.1999, B. Schweber, “Telephony Tone Generator Rings Long Loops”, in Reed Business Information:
- The source and destination nodes may be equipped with ringtone-generation engines to generate ringtones.2009, J Kates, R Miller, System and method for providing calling-party identification and/or calling-party or called-party ringback...
- This actually downloads the ringtone onto your handheld and displays a screen allowing you to save it, shown in Figure 8.12.2005, Bill Foust, Mobile Guide to BlackBerry, page 121121:
- There's only music so that there's new ringtones2006, Alex Turner, “A Certain Romance”, in Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, performed by Arctic Monkeys:
Forms of ringtone
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | ringtones |
| alternative form | ring tone |
| alternative form | ring-tone |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | ringtones |
| present participle | ringtoning |
| past participle | ringtoned |
| past | ringtoned |
Origin of ringtone
From ring + tone.
Words formed from ringtone
- mastertone
- ringle
- ringtone oscillator
- ringtone rap
Questions about ringtone
- What does ringtone mean?
- Ringtone means the sound made by a telephone when ringing.
- What is ringtone in Hindi?
- Ringtone in Hindi is रिंगटोन (riṅgṭon), रिंग टोन (riṅg ṭon). See Ringtone meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use ringtone in a sentence?
- Introduces LT1684, a ringtone-generator integrated circuit (IC) for telephone systems from Linear Technology in California.
- What part of speech is ringtone?
- Ringtone can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce ringtone?
- Ringtone is pronounced /ˈɹɪŋˌtəʊn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ringtone?
- The plural of ringtone is ringtones.
Words near ringtone in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ringtone (page history and authors); ringtone (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ringtone (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ringtone (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ringtone (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ringtone (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ringtone (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ringtone (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ringtone (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ringtone (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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