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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

Meaning of "Morse code" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MORSE CODE

Named after Samuel Morse.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MORSE CODE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MORSE CODE

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Morse code is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MORSE CODE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Morse code

Morse code

Morse code is a method of transmitting text information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment. The International Morse Code encodes the ISO basic Latin alphabet, some extra Latin letters, the Arabic numerals and a small set of punctuation and procedural signals as standardized sequences of short and long signals called "dots" and "dashes", or "dits" and "dahs". Because many non-English natural languages use more than the 26 Roman letters, extensions to the Morse alphabet exist for those languages. Each character is represented by a unique sequence of dots and dashes. The duration of a dash is three times the duration of a dot. Each dot or dash is followed by a short silence, equal to the dot duration. The letters of a word are separated by a space equal to three dots, and the words are separated by a space equal to seven dots. The dot duration is the basic unit of time measurement in code transmission. For efficiency, the length of each character in Morse is approximately inversely proportional to its frequency of occurrence in English.

Definition of Morse code in the English dictionary

The definition of Morse code in the dictionary is a telegraph code formerly used internationally for transmitting messages; it was superseded by satellite technology in 1999. Letters, numbers, etc, are represented by groups of shorter dots and longer dashes, or by groups of the corresponding sounds, dits and dahs, the groups being separated by spaces Also called: international Morse code.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORSE CODE

Morphy
morrell
morrhua
Morris
Morris chair
morris dance
morris dancer
morris dancing
morris men
Morrison
morro
morrow
Mors
morsal
morse
Morse alphabet
Morse signals
Morse taper

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORSE CODE

access code
area code
bar code
binary code
character code
code
colour code
country code
criminal code
dress code
ethical code
genetic code
international Morse code
national code
penal code
postal code
source code
STD code
stock code
tax code
zip code

Synonyms and antonyms of Morse code in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Morse code» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MORSE CODE

Find out the translation of Morse code to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Morse code from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Morse code» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摩尔斯式电码
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

morse
570 millions of speakers

English

Morse code
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोर्स कोड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شَفْرَةُ مُورس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

азбука Морзе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

código Morse
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোর্স কোড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

morse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kod Morse
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Morsezeichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モールス信号
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kod Morse
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mã Morse
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மோர்ஸ் குறியீடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोर्स कोड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mors kodu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Morse
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

alfabet Morse´a
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

азбука Морзе
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

codul morse
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κώδικας Μορς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Morsekode
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

morse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

morse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Morse code

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MORSE CODE»

The term «Morse code» is regularly used and occupies the 62.345 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MORSE CODE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Morse code

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QUOTES WITH «MORSE CODE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Morse code.
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Mike Ferguson
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.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORSE CODE»

Discover the use of Morse code in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Morse code and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Programming the PIC Microcontroller with MBASIC
We've seen in Chapter 26 how a PIC can help send Morse code. Now, it's time to put a PIC to work reading Morse. And, even if you're not interested in receiving Morse with a PIC, read this chapter anyway to learn a bit about phase locked ...
Jack R. Smith, 2005
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Morse Code for Cats
Tom Conyers. I? Put me on the cover of Non-threatening Male of the Year, would you? Talk about the fag-confidante who ain't a fag. Fook me.' Filter slurped in a good dose of Tom Yum soup. He looked up to see me looking. 'Man, that shit you  ...
Tom Conyers, 2008
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Handbook of Semiotics
Roman alphabet Morse code Braille writing • o oo 00 • o • o o o o o o o o* o o • o o • 00 • o 00 Naval flag code Fig. Cd 1. Three alphabetical codes (see text). units by which the signal flags are distinguished from each other. The Braille and  ...
Winfried Nöth, 1995
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Boys' Life
And the simplest and quickest way is by learning the Morse Code with a blinker, and then practicing until you arc letter-perfect. The first step is to get a buddy interested in the subject. The next is to get a couple of blinkers. There are several  ...
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Wireless Radio: A History
American Morse Code will be continued in use by the Army on telegraph lines, on short cables, and on field lines.” American Morse was Morse's original code and used dots and dashes, but there were spaced dots and dashes of di›erent ...
Lewis Coe, 2006
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Cracking Morse Code: Semiotics and Television Drama
Semiotic. Approaches. to. Television. Drama. There are three main approaches to television drama in published studies of the subject at the time of writing, each of which assumes or states a semiotic theory on which it is based. These are the  ...
Adrian Page, 2000
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The Worldwide History of Telecommunications
Figure 8.23 (Continued) 8.10 MORSE CODES The dash-dot code, developed for Samuel Morse by Alfred Vail and generally called the Morse code, applied dashes of different lengths. Friedrich Clemens Gerke, the telegraph inspector of the ...
Anton A. Huurdeman, 2003
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Mind Performance Hacks: Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain
Learn Morse Code Like an Efficiency Expert #53 End Notes 1. Kellogg, E.W., III. 1987. “Speaking in E-Prime: An Experimental Approach for Integrating General Semantics into Daily Life,” Etc., Vol. 44, No. 2. Reprinted in To Be or Not to Be: An  ...
Ron Hale-Evans, 2006
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The Handbook of Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Morse Code Switch Systems Several dedicated and nondedicated AAC systems can be adapted to use Morse code as an input method. These include the Real Voice, Light Talker, Morse Code WSKE, Handi Code, and Ke:nx. Standard Morse  ...
Sharon Glennen, Denise C. DeCoste, 1997
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Ham Radio's Technical Culture
One way hams displayed their technical identity was by using Morse code. Their admiration for the code as the ideal form of communication stemmed from the importance granted to coding skills in the FCC licensing examination and from ...
Kristen Haring, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORSE CODE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Morse code is used in the context of the following news items.
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The CIA built a secret and groundbreaking mobile text messaging …
This East German device from the mid-1960s could wirelessly send and transcribe morse code messages at a range of up to 300 miles. Its. «Business Insider, Jul 15»
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Judge upset with public attacks on kids in custody spat
... the children's behavior as “cult-like” after observing them huddle and tap their feet as if communicating in Morse code with one another. «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
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Why it would be absurd to sell off Radio 2 - even if it could do with a …
he teased, before playing clips from how to learn Morse Code (a six-record course), how to speak Russian (which strangely sold in piles at the ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Nova Pilbeam, actress - obituary
When he was commissioned into the Navy, Nova Pilbeam helped him to learn the Morse code by signalling decidedly unnautical messages. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Mark Woods: Atlantic Beach veteran comes to defense of fellow …
The signaler, Jeremiah Denton's use of morse code to blink out the word, T-O-R-T-U-R-E was released and it was heroic, but not one word on ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
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The Unbearable Elusiveness of Natural Language Translation
Codes, as opposed to natural languages, permit very simple one-to-one equivalence. Dot-dash in Morse code is, always and everywhere, the ... «STRATFOR, Jul 15»
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Coronado's “Avenue Of The Heroes” ... Vice Admiral James Bond …
She, like other wives obeyed the “keep quiet” policy until one televised prisoner blinked torture in Morse code. In response, Sybil and members ... «Coronado Eagle and Journal, Jul 15»
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Internet Losing Trust Amid Big Data Hacks
Giorgio Marconi was demonstrating the wireless, and Maskelyne hijacked the radiowaves to broadcast his own message, in Morse code: "Rats ... «Sky News, Jul 15»
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Put a Mask on It: SAM's Contemporary Take on Traditional African Art
He also repeats the mask motif in neon; other computer-display kiosks pulse in Morse code. Part of Fernandes' hybridity is traditional: the ... «Seattle Weekly, Jul 15»
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New Attorneys Defend Mom Whose Kids Refused Lunch with Dad
... called their behavior “cult-like,” and described how they often huddled together and tapped their feet, “like Morse Code,” to communicate. «Patch.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Morse code [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/morse-code>. Apr 2024 ».
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