Touch-tone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Touch-tone is an adjective meaning Relating to a type of telephone with buttons, each of which produces a tone which corresponds to the relevant digit.
Meaning
Relating to a type of telephone with buttons, each of which produces a tone which corresponds to the relevant digit.
More Meanings
- A telephone with buttons that produce tones, one for each digit.
- A tone produced by such a telephone.
Example Sentences
software to decode touch-tones
a teleconference service for touch-tones only
Word Forms
- touchtone
- touch-tones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ringtone, keyboard, tritoned, twelve-tone, tetratonic, tritone.
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