: either of two codes consisting of variously spaced dots and dashes or long and short sounds used for transmitting messages by audible or visual signals
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This unorthodox method utilizes air bubbles trapped in ice, which are manipulated to create various bubble shapes that can form messages in binary or Morse code.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2025
Enigma was usually used for messages transmitted over radio in Morse code.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
In a life-or-death emergency, voice signals might fade or be unintelligible; Morse code could punch through static and bad weather.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Rose told Guinness that Joseph knows the Greek alphabet and is currently learning Morse code.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 31 May 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2025
Enigma was usually used for messages transmitted over radio in Morse code.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
In a life-or-death emergency, voice signals might fade or be unintelligible; Morse code could punch through static and bad weather.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Rose told Guinness that Joseph knows the Greek alphabet and is currently learning Morse code.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 31 May 2025
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“Morse code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Morse%20code. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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Morse code
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: either of two codes consisting of dots and dashes or long and short sounds used for sending messages
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