MORSE CODE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Morse code mean? 

• MORSE CODE (noun)
  The noun MORSE CODE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MORSE CODE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MORSE CODE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

international Morse code; Morse; Morse code

Hypernyms ("Morse code" is a kind of...):

code (a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy)

Meronyms (parts of "Morse code"):

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)