(US, telephony) A system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as a burst of a single audio frequency.

(transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder. / To moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of; to soften.

Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes. / (colloquial) Having little appreciation of music, whether or not as a result of tone deafness.

a light, balanced arm that holds the pickup cartridge on a record player

(music) A piece of symphonic music which, like a poem, has a narrative or descriptive theme.

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

A telephone with buttons that produce tones, one for each digit. / A tone produced by such a telephone.

Having two colours or shades. / Giving two different sounds, either alternately or simultaneously.

plural of tone number

A number allocated to a syllable in various transliteration systems such as Hanyu Pinyin indicating the tone in which it is pronounced.