Morse code

Morse code noun: 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.

Noun

Morse code (plural Morse codes)

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, Morse alphabet

Morse code meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Vietnamese

Morse code in Tamil

மார்சின் தந்திக் குறிப்பு, அடையாளம், மோசுபரிபாடை, மோர்ஸ் சங்கதக் குறி

Morse code in Arabic

character code: شِفْرَة مُورْس šifrat murs

Morse code in Malay

character code: kod Morse

Morse code in Vietnamese

character code: mã Moóc-xơ, mã Morse

Synonyms of Morse code

Forms of Morse code

plural	Morse codes

Origin of Morse code

Named for its inventor, Samuel Morse.

Questions about Morse code

What does Morse code mean?: Morse code means 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.
What is Morse code in Tamil?: Morse code in Tamil is மார்சின் தந்திக் குறிப்பு, அடையாளம், மோசுபரிபாடை. See Morse code meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Morse code?: Morse code is a noun.
What is the plural of Morse code?: The plural of Morse code is Morse codes.

Words near Morse code in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: Morse code (page history and authors); Morse code (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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