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touch-tone

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to a type of telephone with buttons, each of which produces a tone which corresponds to the relevant digit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A telephone with buttons that produce tones, one for each digit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a teleconference service for touch-tones only

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A tone produced by such a telephone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • software to decode touch-tones

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History

Etymology

From the trade name Touch-Tone, 1960.