- Morse code
- noun Etymology: Samuel F. B. Morse Date: 1867 either of two codes consisting of variously spaced dots and dashes or long and short sounds used for transmitting messages by audible or visual signals
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Morse code — (Teleg.) a telegraphic code, in which dots, dashes, and spaces represent letters, numbers, and other elements of text. The original code was invented by Samuel B. Morse. The code now mostly used is the {International Morse code}, also referred to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Morse code — [ˌmo:s ˈkəud US ˌmo:rs ˈkoud] n [U] a system of sending messages in which the alphabet is represented by signals made of ↑dots (=short signals) and ↑dashes (=long signals) in sound or light in Morse code ▪ a message in Morse code … Dictionary of contemporary English
Morse code — (n.) 1867, earlier Morse key (1858), in honor of Samuel F.B. Morse (1791 1872), U.S. inventor who produced a system of telegraphic communication 1836. He invented both the recording telegraph and the alphabet of dots and dashes … Etymology dictionary
Morse code — Morse′ code′ n. tgp crp either of two systems of clicks and pauses, short and long sounds, or flashes of light, used to represent letters, numerals, etc.: now used primarily in radiotelegraphy by ham operators. Also called Morse′ al′phabet •… … From formal English to slang
Morse code — UK [ˌmɔː(r)s ˈkəʊd] / US [ˈmɔrs ˌkoʊd] or Morse UK / US noun [uncountable] a system of sending messages using signals of sound or light that represent the letters of the alphabet … English dictionary
Morse code — Chart of the Morse code letters and numerals Morse code is a method of transmitting textual information as a series of on off tones, lights, or clicks that can … Wikipedia
Morse-Code — Übermittlung von Morsecode mittels Lichtzeichen in der Seefahrt Der Morsecode oder Morsekode, manchmal auch Morsealphabet genannt, ist ein Verfahren zur Übermittlung von Buchstaben und Zeichen. Dabei wird ein konstantes Signal ein oder… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Morse Code — Übermittlung von Morsecode mittels Lichtzeichen in der Seefahrt Der Morsecode oder Morsekode, manchmal auch Morsealphabet genannt, ist ein Verfahren zur Übermittlung von Buchstaben und Zeichen. Dabei wird ein konstantes Signal ein oder… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Morse code — either of two systems of clicks and pauses, short and long sounds, or flashes of light, used to represent the letters of the alphabet, numerals, etc.: now used primarily in radiotelegraphy by ham operators. Also called Morse alphabet. [1830 40;… … Universalium
Morse code — noun a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) • Syn: ↑Morse, ↑international Morse code • Hypernyms: ↑code • Part Meronyms: ↑dot, ↑dit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Morse Code — Ne doit pas être confondu avec Alphabet morse. Morse Code Surnom Morse Code Transmission Pays d’origine Québec, Canada Genre musical ro … Wikipédia en Français
