Morse code
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English
Etymology
Named for its inventor, Samuel Morse.
Noun
Morse code (plural Morse codes)
- (telecommunications) 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.
Synonyms
- iddy-umpty (slang)
- Morse alphabet
Hyponyms
Translations
character code
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See also
Characters in Morse code
| .- (A) | -... (B) | -.-. (C) | -.. (D) | . (E) | ..-. (F) | --. (G) | .... (H) | .. (I) |
| .--- (J) | -.- (K) | .-.. (L) | -- (M) | -. (N) | --- (O) | .--. (P) | --.- (Q) | .-. (R) |
| ... (S) | - (T) | ..- (U) | ...- (V) | .-- (W) | -..- (X) | -.-- (Y) | --.. (Z) | ----- (0) |
| .---- (1) | ..--- (2) | ...-- (3) | ....- (4) | ..... (5) | -.... (6) | --... (7) | ---.. (8) | ----. (9) |
| .-.-.- (.) | --..-- (,) | ..--.. (?) | -.-.-- (!) | ---... (:) | -.-.-. (;) | -..-. (/) | -.--. ( ( ) | -.--.- ( ) ) |
| .----. (') | .-..-. (") | -...- (=) | .-.-. (+) | -....- (-) | ..--.- (_) | .-... (&) | ...-..- ($) | .--.-. (@) |