Morse code
A character code represented by dots and dashes, originally used to send messages by…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.
» Do you know Morse code?
Ты знаешь азбуку Морзе?
Вы знаете азбуку Морзе?
Ти знаєш код Морзе?
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Morsecode, Morsealphabet
а́збука Мо́рзеázbuka Mórze, код Мо́рзеkod Mórze
a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
Examples
8 sentencesDo you know Morse code?
Ти знаєш код Морзе?
ruТы знаешь азбуку Морзе?
Lukas and Rima communicated through Morse code.
She knows English, Chinese, Esperanto and Morse Code.
Signal lamps are used to transmit Morse code.
The ship sent distress signals in Morse code.
deDas Schiff sandte Notrufsignale im Morsecode aus.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Named for its inventor, Samuel Morse.Named for its inventor, Samuel Morse.
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Forms
plural: Morse codes| Singular | Morse code |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals):Morseinternational Morse code