Beaufort cipher

noun

A substitution cipher similar to the Vigenère cipher, with a slightly modified enciphering mechanism and tableau.

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Meanings

nounBeaufort cipher (plural Beaufort ciphers)

plural Beaufort ciphers

  1. A substitution cipher similar to the Vigenère cipher, with a slightly modified enciphering mechanism and tableau.

Origin

Created by Sir Francis Beaufort.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Beaufort cipher

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APA

Beaufort cipher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beaufort%20cipher

MLA

“Beaufort cipher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beaufort%20cipher. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beaufort cipher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beaufort%20cipher.

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