different between ringbone vs ringtone

English

Etymology

ring +? bone

Noun

ringbone

1. osteoarthritis affecting any of several bones of a horse's foot
   • 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter XII

     “As an inventor,” Bob Mason suggested, “you're a howling success at shooting craps?! If I were as free of spavins, ringbone, saddle-galls, and splints as you are, I'd have that nanny-goat in here, hog-tie her, flop her and let the boy help himself. […] ”

Anagrams

• enrobing

English

Alternative forms

• ring tone, ring-tone

Etymology

ring +? tone

Noun

ringtone (plural ringtones)

1. The sound made by a telephone when ringing.
2. A customizable tone used to indicate an incoming call on a telephone, especially a mobile phone.

Derived terms

• ringtone rap
• ringtone oscillator

Translations

Verb

ringtone (third-person singular simple present ringtones, present participle ringtoning, simple past and past participle ringtoned)

1. (transitive, intransitive) Of a telephone: to play a ringtone.
   • 2015, Herb Borkland, DOG$ (page 15)

     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.

   • 2019, Arthur Slade, Amber Fang (Books 1-3): Boxed Set

     The cell reception is less than zero here, but my phone was ringtoning away. I did not like the sound of that.

Anagrams

• integron, nitrogen, retoning

Dutch

Alternative forms

• ringtoon (unofficial)

Etymology

Borrowed from English ringtone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r??.to?n/
• Hyphenation: ring?tone

Noun

ringtone m (plural ringtones)

1. ringtone (sound made by a ringing telephone)

   Synonym: beltoon

Portuguese

Etymology

From English ringtone.

Noun

ringtone m (plural ringtones)

1. ringtone (sound made by a telephone when ringing)

   Synonym: toque

Spanish

Etymology

From English ringtone.

Noun

ringtone m (plural ringtones)

1. ringtone