ringdown
English
noun
Definitions
- (astronomy) The stage in a black hole merging event where the gravitational wave amplitude reaches its peak.
- (telecommunications) A signal to a telephone operator that both rings a bell and allows a relay to drop.
Etymology
Compound from English ring (surround, sound a bell, planetary rings) + English down (from a higher position to a lower one, hill).
Origin
English
down
Gloss
from a higher position to a lower one, hill
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
丘, 岡, 阜
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Branton English
- O-ring English
- Ringhead English
- Ringnut English
- Ringwraith English
- antidown English
- armring English
- backdown English
- beatdown English
- belly button ring English
- blogring English
- blowdown English
- blue-ringed octopus English
- boildown English
- bouncedown English
- bringdown English
- builddown English
- bullring English
- burndown English
- buydown English
- cast down English
- chainring English
- clampdown English
- cleardown English
- climbdown English
- cock ring English
- comedown English
- countdown English
- cramdown English
- cutdown English
- down English
- down-gyved English
- down-hearted English
- downable English
- downbound English
- downbow English
- downcard English
- downcase English
- downchirp English
- downclimb English
- downcoast English
- downcomer English
- downcutting English
- downdip English
- downer English
- downface English
- downfalling English
- downflex English
- downfold English
- downforce English
- downgauge English
- downgaze English
- downglide English
- downgoing English
- downgone English
- downgyved English
- downhearted English
- downland English
- downlead English
- downlight English
- downlighting English
- downlike English
- downlist English
- download English
- downlooked English
- downlying English
- downmass English
- downmost English
- downness English
- downpick English
- downpipe English
- downpress English
- downrange English
- downrank English
- downsample English
- downselection English
- downshift English
- downshifter English
- downside English
- downsitting English
- downslope English
- downsloping English
- downslur English
- downsome English
- downspout English
- downstair English
- downstate English
- downstreet English
- downstrike English
- downstroke English
- downstyle English
- downtempo English
- downthrow English
- downthrown English
- downtick English
- downtime English
- downtone English
- downtown English
- downtube English
- downward English
- downwards English
- downwarp English
- downwell English
- downy English
- downzone English
- drawdown English
- drilldown English
- dropdown English
- dubdown English
- dumbed-down English
- earring English
- eiderdown English
- enring English
- evendown English
- exoring English
- eyering English
- featherdown English
- goosedown English
- headring English
- heteroring English
- hoedown English
- hyperring English
- keyring English
- kickdown English
- knockdown English
- lay down English
- lockring English
- lookdown English
- lowdown English
- markdown English
- microring English
- mixdown English
- mountdown English
- multiring English
- nanoring English
- neckdown English
- oath-ring English
- outring English
- overring English
- pastedown English
- patdown English
- paydown English
- phasedown English
- playdown English
- pseudoring English
- pushdown English
- ring English
- ring-neck English
- ring-tailed English
- ringable English
- ringback English
- ringbark English
- ringbearer English
- ringbill English
- ringbird English
- ringboard English
- ringbolt English
- ringbone English
- ringcraft English
- ringdove English
- ringer English
- ringest English
- ringeth English
- ringette English
- ringfence English
- ringfort English
- ringful English
- ringhead English
- ringhole English
- ringleader English
- ringleading English
- ringless English
- ringlet English
- ringlight English
- ringlike English
- ringmail English
- ringman English
- ringmaster English
- ringmistress English
- ringneck English
- ringoid English
- ringpiece English
- ringpost English
- ringsail English
- ringshine English
- ringside English
- ringspot English
- ringspun English
- ringster English
- ringstone English
- ringtail English
- ringtone English
- ringway English
- ringwise English
- ringwork English
- ringworld English
- ringworm English
- ringwraith English
- ringy English
- rolldown English
- rubdown English
- scaledown English
- scrubdown English
- sdown English
- seal ring English
- selldown English
- semiring English
- setdown English
- showdown English
- slapdown English
- smackdown English
- spelldown English
- spindown English
- splashdown English
- staredown English
- stepdown English
- strapdown English
- stripdown English
- subring English
- sundown English
- superring English
- talkdown English
- teardown English
- thistledown English
- throwdown English
- touchdown English
- trickledown English
- tumbledown English
- turndown English
- unring English
- up so down English
- upside down English
- washdown English
- webring English
- winddown English
- write-down English
- yeldrin English
- down German
- down Dutch, Flemish
- ring Dutch, Flemish
- ring French
- ринг Russian
- ring Spanish, Castilian
- ringue Portuguese
- リング Japanese
- ring Polish
- doune Middle English
- ring Middle English
- ring Serbo-Croatian
- ดาวน์ Thai
- 當機 Chinese
- 링 Korean
- daun Tok Pisin
- daunbilo Tok Pisin
- daunim Tok Pisin
- ilingi Swati
- riñg Crimean Tatar
- ring
- down
- sdown
- downy
- ringy
- unring
- downer
- enring
- O-ring
- ringer
- yeldrin
- keyring
- webring
- paydown
- mixdown
- ringful
- ringway
- sundown
- subring
- hoedown
- ringeth
- armring
- lowdown
- Branton
- ringoid
- downdip
- setdown
- dubdown
- eyering
- cutdown
- ringest
- outring
- rubdown
- earring
- exoring
- ringlet
- buydown
- ringman
- Ringnut
- patdown
- downbow
- downgone
- ringster
- downtone
- ringfort
- Ringhead
- downtown
- downlike
- pushdown
- downlist
- downtube
- downward
- ringtail
- comedown
- kickdown
- ringwork
- downcase
- ringhead
- nanoring
- ringsail
- downpick
- turndown
- ringhole
- overring
- semiring
- downflex
- evendown
- ringneck
- beatdown
- downwarp
- downlead
- lockring
- download
- showdown
- headring
- teardown
- downland
- ringmail
- lookdown
- downrank
- neckdown
- ringbolt
- ringbark
- drawdown
- playdown
- ringlike
- ringwise
- markdown
- downmass
- spindown
- downsome
- ringdove
- selldown
- downside
- downface
- winddown
- blowdown
- talkdown
- ringworm
- stepdown
- dropdown
- ringable
- ringtone
- burndown
- ringbill
- lay down
- ringless
- ringspun
- slapdown
- downcard
- downwell
- ringbone
- downness
- downtick
- ringbird
- downzone
- downable
- bullring
- ringette
- backdown
- washdown
- downgaze
- ringspot
- downslur
- ringback
- downmost
- antidown
- ringside
- rolldown
- boildown
- ringpost
- blogring
- downpipe
- downfold
- cramdown
- downtime
- downrange
- downstate
- oath-ring
- pastedown
- countdown
- downstair
- goosedown
- ring-neck
- downpress
- downwards
- bringdown
- downstyle
- cleardown
- downtempo
- downgauge
- downcoast
- ringboard
- touchdown
- downshift
- multiring
- scrubdown
- hyperring
- phasedown
- smackdown
- drilldown
- eiderdown
- downslope
- ringstone
- knockdown
- seal ring
- stripdown
- climbdown
- scaledown
- superring
- staredown
- chainring
- ringworld
- downclimb
- downlight
- throwdown
- cast down
- ringlight
- spelldown
- mountdown
- ringcraft
- clampdown
- ringfence
- strapdown
- downbound
- builddown
- downcomer
- downforce
- downglide
- ringshine
- downgyved
- downthrow
- downspout
- downchirp
- downgoing
- ringpiece
- microring
- downlying
- cock ring
- downlooked
- ringleader
- pseudoring
- tumbledown
- downstrike
- down-gyved
- up so down
- heteroring
- ringwraith
- downthrown
- splashdown
- bouncedown
- ringbearer
- downstroke
- ringmaster
- downstreet
- downsample
- Ringwraith
- write-down
- downsloping
- downshifter
- dumbed-down
- ringleading
- upside down
- downsitting
- featherdown
- downcutting
- downhearted
- trickledown
- thistledown
- ring-tailed
- downfalling
- ringmistress
- downlighting
- down-hearted
- downselection
- belly button ring
- blue-ringed octopus