Morse code

Noun

Meaning

a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

morse morse alphabet international Morse code electrical signal communication signal telegraph code iddy-umpty wireless signal character encoding scheme dot-and-dash dot-and-dash code international cable code morse telegraph morse-cable code continental code

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Hypernyms

code

Examples

Very few pilots even know how to read Morse code anymore. But if a pilot could read Morse code, he could tell which beacon he was approaching by the code that was flashing from it. Mike Ferguson

The manual for WordStar, the most popular word-processing program, is 400 pages thick. To write a novel, you have to read a novel - one that reads like a mystery to most people. They're not going to learn slash q-z any more than they're going to learn Morse code. That is what Macintosh is all about. Steve Jobs

I've given him more mixed signals than a dyslexic Morse code operator. Rachel Cohn

Alternative display of common characters in International Morse code seeAlso Some methods of teaching Morse code use a dichotomic search table. Source: Internet

Although Q codes were created when radio used Morse code exclusively, they continued to be employed after the introduction of voice transmissions. Source: Internet

American Morse code is now seldom used except in historical re-enactments. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

morse morse alphabet morse click Morse function Morse key morse lamp