Morse code

Morse code n. Either of two codes used for transmitting messages in which letters of the alphabet and numbers are represented by various sequences of dots and dashes or short and long signals. [After Samuel Finley Breese Morse.]

Morse code international Morse code

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Morse code

Noun

a code formerly used internationally for transmitting messages, in which letters and numbers are represented by groups of dots and dashes, or by shorter and longer sounds [after Samuel Morse, inventor]

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Morse code

A code developed by Samuel Morse used for transmitting messages in which letters of the alphabet and numbers are represented by various sequences of written dots and dashes, or short and long signals such as electric tones or voltages. Morse code was used extensively in telegraphy. In a format that has been standardized for international use, it is still sometimes used for long distance radio communication.

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Morse code - a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) international Morse code, Morse code - a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy dit, dot - the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code dah, dash - the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code