Morse

/mɔrs/

/mɔs/

Definitions of Morse

1. noun

   a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
   synonyms: Morse code, international Morse code

   type of:

   code

   a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
2. noun

   United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872)
   synonyms: Samuel F. B. Morse, Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Samuel Morse

   example of:

   artificer, discoverer, inventor

   someone who is the first to think of or make something

   painter

   an artist who paints