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  2. Ringing tone - Wikipedia

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    When the call routing is successful and the receiving telephone is not already in a call, the destination telephone receives an electrical signal, called power ringing, or the ring tone, to alert the recipient of the incoming call. During this period of alerting, the caller also receives a distinctive signal, audible ringing, also called ...

  3. Strike tone - Wikipedia

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    Finally, as the sound of the bell ebbs, the slowly decaying hum tone (an octave below the prime, see subharmonic) lingers on." [ 3 ] "When a bell is properly struck, the first note that prominently attracts the attention of the ear is what is known as the strike note, tap note, or fundamental, this is what we call the note of the bell.

  4. Ghanta - Wikipedia

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    Generally, devotees ring the bell while entering into the sanctum. It is said that by ringing the bell, the devotee informs the deity of his/her arrival. The sound of the bell is considered auspicious which welcomes divinity and dispels evil. [2] The sound of the bell is said to disengage mind from ongoing thoughts thus making the mind more ...

  5. Ringing (telephony) - Wikipedia

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    Ringing is a telecommunication signal that causes a bell or other device to alert a telephone subscriber to an incoming telephone call.Historically, this entailed sending a high-voltage alternating current over the telephone line to a customer station which contained an electromagnetic bell.

  6. Full circle ringing - Wikipedia

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    Mechanism of a bell hung for English full-circle ringing. The bell can swing through a full circle in alternate directions. The bells of St Bees Priory shown in the "down" position, in which they are normally left between ringing sessions. The bells of St Bees Priory shown in the "up" position.

  7. Call bell - Wikipedia

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    A call bell placed on a countertop. Principle of operation of a countertop call bell. A call bell is a bell used to summon an attendant or give an alarm or notice. [1] The bell alerts and calls the attention of the attendant who hears it. They are sometimes called service bell, reception bell, or concierge bell.

  8. Method ringing - Wikipedia

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    The highest bell in pitch is known as the treble and the lowest the tenor. The majority of bell towers have the ring of bells (or ropes) going clockwise from the treble. For convenience, the bells are referred to by number, with the treble being number 1 and the other bells numbered by their pitch (2, 3, 4, etc.) sequentially down the scale.

  9. Special information tone - Wikipedia

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    The equipment can then make an intelligent choice about what to do next. If the circuits were busy, then calling again later makes sense; if the number was disconnected, then calling again is futile. As an alternative to the in-band SIT tone and recording, SS7 allows call progress advisories to be played/displayed to callers in their own language.