Touch-tone Definition

tuchtōn
adjective
Designating or of a type of telephone that may be used with a service (touch tone) that responds to individual fixed electronic tones activated by corresponding buttons pushed in placing a call.
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Alternative form of touch-tone.

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noun

Alternative form of touch-tone.

Wiktionary
A telephone with buttons that produce tones, one for each digit.
A teleconference service for touch-tones only.
Wiktionary
A tone produced by such a telephone.
Software to decode touch-tones.
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Other Word Forms of Touch-tone

Noun

Singular:
touch-tone
Plural:
touch-tones

Origin of Touch-tone

  • From the trade name Touch-Tone, 1960.

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Touch-tone Sentence Examples

  • The ones that use touch-tone phone menus and the ones that just do n't answer emails for example.

  • If using a touch-tone press 9-1-1 every 5 seconds throughout the order.

  • To obtain a contents list, dial 301-402-5874 or 1-800-624-2511 from a touch-tone telephone or fax machine hand set and follow the recorded instructions.

  • You will also need a touch-tone telephone in order to operate your account over the phone.

  • These systems allow the user to key in the figures from a simple return on their touch-tone phone.

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