Morse code

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A character code represented by dots and dashes (or short and long pulses), originally used to send messages by telegraph, later by flashes of light or by radio.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Morse code Morse codes

Etymology

Named for its inventor, Samuel Morse.

Related words

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