Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

touch-tone dialing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
touch--tone -di-al-ing
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as a tone or combination of tones of specific pitch.

American usage; Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

pulse dialing tone dialing

Frequently Paired Words

pulse dialing tone dialing

Synonyms

dual tone multi-frequency

Questions

What does touch-tone dialing mean?
A system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as a tone or combination of tones of specific pitch.

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