alphabet morse

  • 31Morse-Alphabet — Mọr|se|al|pha|bet auch: Mọr|se Al|pha|bet 〈n. 11; unz.〉 aus Punkten u. Strichen (kurzen u. langen Stromimpulsen) bestehendes Alphabet zur Nachrichtenübermittlung, Telegrafenalphabet [nach dem nordamerikan. Erfinder Samuel Morse, 1791 1872] * *… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 32Alphabet — [ William Caslon, letter founder; from the 1728 Cyclopaedia .] An alphabet is a standardized set of letters mdash basic written symbolsmdash each of which roughly represents a phoneme, a spoken language, either as it exists now or as it was in… …

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  • 33morse code — /mɔs ˈkoʊd/ (say maws kohd) noun a system of dots, dashes, and spaces, or the corresponding sounds or the like, used in telegraphy and signalling to represent the letters of the alphabet, numerals, etc. Also, Morse code, morse alphabet. {named… …

  • 34Morse Code —    The Morse code is named for its inventor, Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791 1872), who was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the son of a Calvinist minister. He graduated from Yale and then went to England to study painting and design under… …

    Dictionary of eponyms

  • 35morse alphabet — n. telegraphic alphabet invented by Samuel Finley Breese Morse …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 36Morse-Alphabet — D✓Mọr|se|al|pha|bet, Mọr|se Al|pha|bet <nach dem nordamerikanischen Erfinder Morse> (Alphabet für die Telegrafie) …

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  • 37morse code — [[t]mɔ͟ː(r)s ko͟ʊd[/t]] also Morse code N UNCOUNT Morse code or morse is a code used for sending messages. It represents each letter of the alphabet using short and long sounds or flashes of light, which can be written down as dots and dashes …

    English dictionary

  • 38Morse — noun (also Morse code) an alphabet or code in which letters are represented by combinations of long and short light or sound signals. verb signal with Morse code. Origin C19: named after the American inventor Samuel F. B. Morse …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 39Morse — n. & v. n. (in full Morse code) an alphabet or code in which letters are represented by combinations of long and short light or sound signals. v.tr. & intr. signal by Morse code. Etymology: S. F. B. Morse, Amer. electrician d. 1872, who devised… …

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  • 40Morse code — noun (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 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English