Is ringtones a word

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• ring tone, ring-tone

Etymology[edit]

ring +‎ tone

Noun[edit]

ringtone (plural ringtones)

1. The sound made by a telephone when ringing.

   • 1975, LQ Krasin, RD Mccallum, Ringing generator for telephone station terminal — US Patent 3,886,321:

     voltage generator ringtone for installation in terminal stations of telephone communication systems for carrier wave

   • 1980, Journal of Mechanical Design, page 229:

     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.

   • 1999, B. Schweber, “Telephony Tone Generator Rings Long Loops”, in Reed Business Information:

     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;

   • 2009, J Kates, R Miller, System and method for providing calling-party identification and/or calling-party or called-party ringback services — US Patent 7,602,901:

     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.

2. A customizable tone used to indicate an incoming call on a telephone, especially a mobile phone.

   • 2004, The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer; Volume 22:

     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 .

   • 2005, Bill Foust, Mobile Guide to Blackberry, page 121121:

     This actually downloads the ringtone onto your handheld and displays a screen allowing you to save it, shown in Figure 8.12.

   • 2006, Alex Turner (lyrics and music), “A Certain Romance”, in Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, performed by Arctic Monkeys:

     There’s only music so that there’s new ringtones

   • 2012, David Pogue, iPhone: The Missing Manual, page 152:

     Using simple audio tools in the iTunes program, you could buy a song for $1, choose a 30-second chunk, pay $1 more for the ringtone, and sync the result to your iPhone.

Derived terms[edit]

• ringtone rap
• ringtone oscillator

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

ringtone (third-person singular simple present ringtones, present participle ringtoning, simple past and past participle ringtoned)

1. (transitive, intransitive) Of a telephone: to play a ringtone.
   • 2015, Herb Borkland, DOG$ (page 15)

     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.

   • 2019, Arthur Slade, Amber Fang (Books 1-3): Boxed Set

     The cell reception is less than zero here, but my phone was ringtoning away. I did not like the sound of that.

Anagrams[edit]

• integron, nitrogen, retoning

Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• ringtoon (unofficial)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English ringtone.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪŋ.toːn/
• Hyphenation: ring‧tone

Noun[edit]

ringtone m (plural ringtones)

1. ringtone (sound made by a ringing telephone)

   Synonym: beltoon

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English ringtone.

Noun[edit]

ringtone m (plural ringtones)

1. ringtone (sound made by a telephone when ringing)

   Synonym: toque

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English ringtone.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /rinˈton/ [rĩn̪ˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on

Noun[edit]

ringtone m (plural ringtones)

1. ringtone

Usage notes[edit]

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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ringtones

also seen as: ring tone

A ringtone is the sound made by a cell phone when it rings and it specifically refers to the customized sounds one selects on his or her mobile device.

In telecommunication jargon, cell phones (also called wireless phones, mobile phones, and handheld phones) are a mobile communication system that applies a mix of radio wave transmission and common telephone switching to enable telephone communication to and from mobile users within a specified area. The «ringtone» facility was provided so that people would be able to determine when their phone was ringing when in the company of other mobile phone owners.

Ring tones have proved a popular method of personalizing phones. People like the idea of customizing their phones with their favorite music, however, some people find certain ringtones annoying in certain public situations. As such, many people opt to use the vibrate feature on their cell phone when in public. A mobile vibrator is a mechanical device designed to generate vibrations instead of ringtone. They are mostly used for noisy environments, such places where ringtone noise would be disturbing or for the hearing impaired.

Some basic technical properties of mobile phone ringtones include MIDI. A mobile phone ringtone is a MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) file that is played by a mobile phone. These tunes can be monophonic (very simple because the phone can only deliver one sound/beep at a time) or polyphonic (with multiple phonetic values consisting of several tone series or songs). As of 2007, 16 separate sounds can be produced by the phones that carries polyphonic ringtones. This makes for music that is rich in texture and the tunes seem more like the music you hear on CDs. Furthermore, polyphonic ringtone sounds can also include voices.

Enough explanation The fun of ringtones is picking out your favorite sound so that each time your cell phone rings, you get to hear it! Cell phones from companies such as Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Siemens, Sony-Ericsson, LG, Sanyo, and Panasonic have ringtone capabilities. Some phones allow you to have a different ringtone for each person who calls you. Usually the ringtones are pre-loaded on the phone but you can also download your own ringtones to personalize your handheld experience.

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ringtone — перевод на русский

/ˈrɪŋtəʊn/

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