morse

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
noun United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872)

From Middle French mors, from Latin morsus (“bite; clasp”), from mordere (“to bite”).

"He must know Morse International. — Walter and the Wireless, Sara Ware Bassett
The Morse Telegraph Code A . — Electricity for Boys, James Slough Zerbe
Gertrude Morse knew what she could do. — The Real Adventure, Henry Kitchell Webster

Morse code, international Morse code

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