
Meaning of MORSE
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- [n] a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
- [n] United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872)
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| | Synonyms: | | international Morse code, Morse code, Samuel F. B. Morse, Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Samuel Morse |
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| | See Also: | | artificer, code, dah, dash, discoverer, dit, dot, inventor, painter | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Morse\, n. [F. morse, Russ. morj'; perh. akin to E. mere
lake; cf. Russ. more sea.] (Zo["o]l.)
The walrus. See {Walrus}.
\Morse\, n. [L. morsus a biting, a clasp, fr. mordere to
bite.]
A clasp for fastening garments in front. --Fairholt.
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