ringtone
Definitions
noun
The sound made by a telephone when ringing.
voltage generator ringtone for installation in terminal stations of telephone communication systems for carrier wave
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.
A customizable tone used to indicate an incoming call on a telephone, especially a mobile phone.
I set my favorite song as my ringtone.
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 .
verb
Of a telephone: to play a ringtone.
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.
The cell reception is less than zero here, but my phone was ringtoning away. I did not like the sound of that.