TOUCH-TONE PHONE

Meaning of TOUCH-TONE PHONE in English

ˈTouch-Tone ˌphone BrE AmE noun [countable] trademark

a telephone that produces different sounds when different buttons are pushed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

TOUCH-TONE PHONE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Consumers can use the card at any Touch-Tone phone .
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOUCH — I. ˈtəch, dial ˈtech or ˈtich verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English tochen, touchen, from Old French tochier, tuchier, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TONE — I. ˈtōn pronoun Etymology: Middle English ton, alteration (resulting from incorrect division of thet on the one, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHONE — I. ˈfōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: short for telephone : earphone , telephone , telephone receiver II. verb ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-PHONE — ˌfōn noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin -phona, from Late Greek -phōna, from Greek, neuter plural of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOUCH — — touchable , adj. — touchableness, touchability , n. — toucher , n. — touchless , adj. /tuch/ , v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — — toneless , adj. — tonelessly , adv. — tonelessness , n. /tohn/ , n. , v. , toned, toning …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PHONE — phone 1 /fohn/ , n., v.t., v.i., phoned, phoning . telephone. [ 1880-85; by shortening ] phone 2 — phonal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCH — I. ˈtəch verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tucher, tuchier, from Vulgar Latin * toccare to knock, strike a bell, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TONE — I. ˈtōn noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tun, ton, from Latin tonus tension, tone, from Greek tonos, literally, act …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-PHONE — I. noun combining form Etymology: Greek -phōnos sounding, from phōnē 1. : sound homo phone — often in names of …
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Webster English vocab
TONE — noun tonicity; as, arterial tone. 2. tone ·noun state of mind; temper; mood. 3. tone ·vt to utter with an …
Webster English vocab
TOUCH — [touch] vb [ME, fr. OF tuchier, fr. (assumed) VL toccare to knock, strike a bell, touch, prob. of imit. origin] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PHONE — [phone] n [Gk phone] (ca. 1866): a speech sound considered as a physical event without regard to its place in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-PHONE — [-phone] n comb form [Gk -phonos sounding, fr. phone] 1: sound "homophone"--often in names of musical instruments and sound-transmitting devices …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TONE — in linguistics, a variation in the pitch of the voice while speaking. The word tone is usually applied to those …
Britannica English vocabulary
PHONE — phone BrE AmE fəʊn AmE foʊn ▷ phoned fəʊnd AmE foʊnd ▷ phones fəʊnz AmE foʊnz ▷ phoning ˈfəʊn ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOUCH — / tʌtʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb WITH HAND / PART OF BODY 1. [ vn ] to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONE — / təʊn; NAmE toʊn/ noun , verb ■ noun OF VOICE 1. [ C ] the quality of sb's voice, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PHONE — / fəʊn; NAmE foʊn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] a system for talking to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCH — I. touch 1 S2 W2 /tʌtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ touched , ↑ untouched , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TONE — I. tone 1 S3 W2 /təʊn $ toʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: tonus …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PHONE — I. phone 1 S1 W2 /fəʊn $ foʊn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: telephone ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TONE — n. & v. --n. 1 a musical or vocal sound, esp. with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOUCH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TONE — n. & v. n. 1 a musical or vocal sound, esp. with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PHONE — n. & v.tr. & intr. colloq. = TELEPHONE. phone book = telephone directory. phone-in n. a broadcast programme during which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Oxford English vocab
TONE — n. & v. --n. 1. a musical or vocal sound, esp. with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
PHONE — 1. n. & v.tr. & intr. colloq. TELEPHONE. Phrases and idioms: phone book telephone directory. phone-in n. a broadcast programme …
Oxford English vocab
TOUCH — ( touches, touching, touched) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONE — ( tones, toning, toned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The tone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PHONE — ( phones, phoning, phoned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The phone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TONE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES conciliatory approach/tone/gesture etc ▪ Perhaps you should adopt a more conciliatory approach. dial tone …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PHONE — [verb]She phoned just after lunch. [I]My sister phoned to tell me all her news. [I]He's phoned me (up) every day …
Cambridge English vocab
TONE — Synonyms and related words : French pitch, Munsell chroma, Zeitgeist, accent, accidental, achromatism, action, actions, activity, acts, adaptability, address, affect, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TONE — I. noun 1 quality of a sound, esp. of the human voice ADJECTIVE ▪ deep , low ▪ hushed , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PHONE — I. noun ⇨ See also ↑ telephone ADJECTIVE ▪ cell (usually cellphone ) ( esp. AmE ), cellular ( esp. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TOUCH — See ↑ PRESS 1, ↑ REACH 2, ↑ TOUCH 1,3,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a touch of • ↑ a touch/hint/trace …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOUCH — INDEX: 1. to put your hand on someone or something 2. to touch someone or something in a gentle or …
Longman Activator English vocab
PHONE — See ↑ TELEPHONE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be on the phone • ↑ by phone/telephone • ↑ on/over the phone …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOUCH — n. 25B6; verb his shoes were touching the end of the bed : BE IN CONTACT WITH, come into contact …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TONE — n. 25B6; noun the tone of the tuba : TIMBRE, sound, sound quality, voice, voice quality, colour, tone colour, tonality. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PHONE — n. 25B6; noun she spent hours on the phone : TELEPHONE, mobile (phone), cellphone, car phone, cordless phone, speakerphone; extension; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOUCH — v. 1 put (one's) hand on, feel, handle She leant forward and touched my hand 2 bring into contact with, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TONE — n. 1 sound, note Odd tones emanated from the electronic music-maker 2 stress, emphasis, force, accent, intonation, modulation, phrasing, inflection, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PHONE — I verb BAD : She phoned to the hospital to ask about her husband. GOOD : She phoned the hospital …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TOUCH — 1. сущ. 1) а) прикосновение delicate touch ≈ нежное, осторожное прикосновение gentle, light, soft touch ≈ мягкое, легкое прикосновение heavy …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TONE — 1. сущ. 1) а) тон, звук; муз. тон deep tone ≈ низкий звук dulcet, sweet tone ≈ нежный, сладкий звук …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PHONE — I сущ.; линг. фона (звуковая единица, рассматриваемая вне связи с функцией смыслоразличения) II 1. сущ. 1) телефон on the phone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOUCH — touch.ogg 1. tʌtʃ n 1. прикосновение; касание at a touch - при (первом) прикосновении a touch of /with/ a stick …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TONE — tone.ogg 1. təʋn n 1. тон; звук low high tone - низкий высокий тон harsh gentle, sweet, silvery tone - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PHONE — phone.ogg _I 1. fəʋn n ( сокр. от telephone) разг. 1> телефон on the phone - у телефона; по телефону …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TONE — 1) тон 2) тембр 3) нота 4) тональный сигнал 5) цветовой тон; оттенок ( цвета ) ; полутон || тонировать …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PHONE — 1) телефонный аппарат, телефон || звонить по телефону 2) головной телефон • phone with built-in directory — телефон с установкой …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TONE — 1) тон 2) тембр 3) нота 4) тональный сигнал 5) цветовой тон; оттенок (цвета); полутон || тонировать • - broken tone - busy tone - color tone - combination …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PHONE — 1) телефонный аппарат, телефон || звонить по телефону 2) головной телефон • phone with built-in directory — телефон с установкой для запоминания справочных …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TONE — 1) звук 2) тон 3) цветовой • audible ringing tone — сигнал контроля посылки вызова call tone volume — уровень тонального вызова - answer tone - beat …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TOUCH — touch сущ.1) а) прикосновение, касание delicate touch — нежное, осторожное прикосновение gentle, light, soft touch — мягкое, легкое прикосновение heavy …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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