Morse code

noun

ˈmȯrs- 

: either of two codes consisting of variously spaced dots and dashes or long and short sounds used for transmitting messages by audible or visual signals

Examples of Morse code in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And let’s pound on the walls that are adjacent to the living room where Mom and Dad are sitting as if we’re trapped in a submarine trying to communicate via Morse code! —Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Aug. 2024

Subtle nods to the tech-forward campus location are woven throughout, from lamps with Morse code messages to neon lighting inspired by Cornell alumni inventions. —Laura Parker, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

It was first created during the 1830s by Samuel F.B. Morse but was later improved in 1851 to create the simpler, more precise International Morse code system. —Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2024

In response, Germans seized upon a new technology with the potential to undermine the entire nineteenth-century international communications system of submarine cables and news agencies: wireless telegraphy, which sent electrical impulses through the air to convey information in Morse code. —Heidi Tworek, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Samuel F. B. Morse

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

Morse code

noun

ˈmȯrs- 

: either of two codes consisting of dots and dashes or long and short sounds used for sending messages