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Morse code

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Telephone, telegraph
Morse code /ˌmɔːs ˈkəʊd $ ˌmɔːrs ˈkoʊd/ noun [uncountable]  TCTa system of sending messages in which the alphabet is represented by signals made of dots (=short signals) and dashes (=long signals) in sound or light 莫尔斯电码in Morse code a message in Morse code 莫尔斯码电报
Examples from the Corpus
Morse codeMcAlister reached for his fork and tapped out a rhythm, a signal, a Morse code.The sister already knew Morse code.By that same candlelight I read a magazine article about the gradual phasing out of the supposedly antiquated system of Morse Code.He tapped the pencil tip on the paper. Morse code.Look at the Morse code chart and, using a torch, try to spell out your name.
Morse code nounChinese
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Morse code
Morse code /ˌmɔːs ˈkəʊd $ ˌmɔːrs ˈkoʊd/ noun [uncountable]
a system of sending messages in which the alphabet is represented by signals made of dots (=short signals) and dashes (=long signals) in sound or light
    in Morse code
    a message in Morse code


Morse codeBrE /ˌmɔːs ˈkəʊd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɔːrs ˈkoʊd/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a system for sending messages, using combinations of long and short sounds or flashes of light to represent letters of the alphabet and numbers 莫尔斯(电)码