Morse code

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Morse code

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Named for its inventor, Samuel Morse.

noun Morse codes

  1. 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.

    Similar: iddy-umpty, Morse alphabet

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noun character code

Españolcódigo Morse, alfabeto Morse
日本語モールス信号 Mōrusu-shingō
中文摩爾斯電碼 /摩尔斯电码 Mó'ěrsī diànmǎ, 莫斯電碼 /莫斯电码 Mòsī diànmǎ, 莫士碼 /莫士码 Mòshì-mǎ
Portuguêscódigo morse
Françaiscode Morse, alphabet Morse
DeutschMorsecode, Morsealphabet
Italianocodice Morse, alfabeto Morse
Ελληνικάκώδικας Μορς kódikas Mors, αλφάβητο Μορς alfávito Mors
Românăcodul Morse, alfabetul Morse
Русскийа́збука Мо́рзе ázbuka Mórze, код Мо́рзе kod Mórze
Tiếng Việtmã Moóc-xơ, mã Morse
العربيةشِفْرَة مُورْس šifrat murs
עבריתקוד מורס

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@misc{morse_code_2026,
  title = {Morse code},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/morse%20code},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}