dialling tone

dial tone

(Telecommunications) a continuous sound, either purring or high-pitched, heard over a telephone indicating that a number can be dialled. Compare ringing tone, engaged tone

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Translations

نَغْمَةُ الِاتِصَال

oznamovací tón

klartone

valintaääni

signal

libero segnale di linea libera

発信音

발신음

kiestoon

summetone

sygnał wybierania

sinal de marcação tom de discagem

длинный телефонный гудок

rington

เสียงหมุนโทรศัพท์

telefon sinyali

tông điện thoại

拨号音

dialling tone

[ˈdaɪ/əlɪŋˌtəʊn] dial tone (Am) n (Telec) → segnale m di libero

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dialling tone

→ نَغْمَةُ الِاتِصَال oznamovací tón klartone Wählton τόνος κλήσης tono de marcar valintaääni tonalité signal segnale di linea libera 発信音 발신음 kiestoon summetone sygnał wybierania sinal de marcação, tom de discagem длинный телефонный гудок rington เสียงหมุนโทรศัพท์ telefon sinyali tông điện thoại 拨号音

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