ringtone
/ˈɹɪŋˌtoʊn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A customizable tone used to indicate an incoming call on a telephone, especially a mobile phone.
Example Sentences
- "voltage generator ringtone for installation in terminal stations of telephone communication systems for carrier wave"
- "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."
- "Introduces LT1684, a ringtone-generator integrated circuit (IC) for telephone systems from Linear Technology in California. Elimination of need for optoisolators; Function of active multipole filter within the IC; Adjustment of cadence, frequency and amplitude information;"
- "The source and destination nodes may be equipped with ringtone-generation engines to generate ringtones. Each of the ringtones includes at least one audible tone."
- "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 ."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹɪŋˌtoʊn/
- British English: /ˈɹɪŋˌtəʊn/
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
ringtone oscillator
ringtone rap