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.

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iddy-umptyMorse alphabetMorseinternational Morse code
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Meanings

nounMorse code (plural Morse codes)

plural Morse codes

  1. communicationsA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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-umptyMorse alphabet

More synonyms by meaning

nouna telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)

Similar
Morseinternational Morse code
Broader
code
Also see
morsemorse alphabet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named for its inventor, Samuel Morse.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic شِفْرَة مُورْس
  • شِفْرَة مُورْس (šifrat murs)character code
Catalan codi Morse
  • codi Morsecharacter code
Chinese Mandarin 摩爾斯電碼 /摩尔斯电码, 莫斯電碼 /莫斯电码
  • 摩爾斯電碼 /摩尔斯电码 (Mó'ěrsī diànmǎ)character code
  • 莫斯電碼 /莫斯电码 (Mòsī diànmǎ)character code
  • 莫士碼 /莫士码 (Mòshì-mǎ)character code
Dutch morsecode, morsealfabet
  • morsecodecharacter code
  • morsealfabetcharacter code
Esperanto morsa kodo, morskodo
  • morsa kodocharacter code
  • morskodocharacter code
Estonian morsetähestik
  • morsetähestikcharacter code
Finnish Morsen aakkoset, morseaakkoset
  • Morsen aakkosetcharacter code
  • morseaakkosetcharacter code
French code Morse, alphabet Morse
  • code Morsecharacter code
  • alphabet Morsecharacter code
German Morsecode, Morsealphabet
  • Morsecodecharacter code
  • Morsealphabetcharacter code
Greek κώδικας Μορς, αλφάβητο Μορς
  • κώδικας Μορς (kódikas Mors)character code
  • αλφάβητο Μορς (alfávito Mors)character code
Hebrew קוד מורס
  • קוד מורסcharacter code
Italian codice Morse, alfabeto Morse
  • codice Morsecharacter code
  • alfabeto Morsecharacter code
Japanese モールス信号
  • モールス信号 (Mōrusu-shingō)character code
Malay kod Morse
  • kod Morsecharacter code
Norwegian Bokmål morsealfabet
  • morsealfabetcharacter code
Polish kod Morse’a, alfabet Morse’a
  • kod Morse’acharacter code
  • alfabet Morse’acharacter code
Portuguese código morse
  • código morsecharacter code
Romanian codul Morse, alfabetul Morse
  • codul Morsecharacter code
  • alfabetul Morsecharacter code
Russian а́збука Мо́рзе, код Мо́рзе
  • а́збука Мо́рзе (ázbuka Mórze)character code
  • код Мо́рзе (kod Mórze)character code
Spanish código Morse, alfabeto Morse
  • código Morsecharacter code
  • alfabeto Morsecharacter code
Vietnamese mã Moóc-xơ, mã Morse
  • mã Moóc-xơcharacter code
  • mã Morsecharacter code
Cite this entry
APA

Morse code. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morse%20code

MLA

“Morse code.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morse%20code. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Morse code,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morse%20code.

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