morse
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
Origin of morse
1Words Nearby morse
Other definitions for Morse (2 of 2)
Jed·i·di·ah [jed-i-dahy-uh], /ˌdʒɛd ɪˈdaɪ ə/, 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse).
Samuel F(in·ley) B(reese) [fin-lee breez], /ˈfɪn li ˈbriz/, 1791–1872, U.S. artist and inventor: developer of the first successful telegraph in the U.S.; inventor of the most commonly used telegraphic code system.
a male given name, form of Maurice.
noting or pertaining to the Morse code or the system of communications using it.
pertaining to any code resembling the Morse code.
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How to use morse in a sentence
One group of sleepers could even decipher morse code, and reply to the outside world in real time.
Scientists Communicated With People While They Were Lucid Dreaming | Shelly Fan | February 22, 2021 | Singularity HubAs the participants entered REM sleep and achieved lucid dreaming, the team used a series of morse code beeps to ask them yes-or-no questions, or simple math problems.
Scientists Communicated With People While They Were Lucid Dreaming | Shelly Fan | February 22, 2021 | Singularity HubThe company did not respond to specific details contained in this story shared ahead of publication and did not make Coupe or morse available for interviews.
‘Two very, very different companies’: Why CNN’s Great Big Story failed to survive | Tim Peterson | November 2, 2020 | DigidaySo, Great Big Story employees turned to morse for insight into the company’s financial health during the July town hall.
‘Two very, very different companies’: Why CNN’s Great Big Story failed to survive | Tim Peterson | November 2, 2020 | DigidayThe revelations, however, cast serious doubts on the allegations against morse.
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Few of us are as clever as my Inspector morse-loving friend.
The duchess sat at a replica radio to hear, learn about, and decipher morse code.
Kate Middleton’s Code-Breaking Granny: Duchess Uncovers Wartime Secrets | Tim Teeman | June 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI wanted to discuss the last scene, and the decision to send off Bert Cooper (Robert morse) with a song-and-dance.
John Slattery on the ‘Mad Men’ Midseason Finale, Roger Sterling’s Power Move, and ‘God’s Pocket’ | Marlow Stern | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Waterloo” closes with a predictable ode to Robert morse, the 83-year-old actor who played the late Bert Cooper.
Mad Men’s Game-Changing Midseason Finale, “Waterloo”: One Door Closes, Another Opens | Marlow Stern | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUp until that point you could only transmit dots and dashes, morse Code, through radio.
The Man Who Made America: Simone Winchester Talks New Book | Eric Herschthal | October 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEspecially was this so at the poverty-stricken end, as Josephine morse called her section of the street.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonBut to herself Jess morse thought: And it would mean the difference, for mother and me, between penury and independence!
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonShe opened the door before the visitor could knock, so that Mrs. morse would not be disturbed.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonDid you set your umbrella aside without opening it, Miss morse?
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonWidder morse wants to ape these well-to-do folks that live tother end o Whiffle Street.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
British Dictionary definitions for morse (1 of 2)
/ (mɔːs) /
a clasp or fastening on a cope
Origin of morse
1British Dictionary definitions for Morse (2 of 2)
/ (mɔːs) /
Samuel Finley Breese (ˈfɪnlɪ briːz). 1791–1872, US inventor and painter. He invented the first electric telegraph and the Morse code
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Scientific definitions for Morse
[ môrs ]
American inventor who was a pioneer in the field of telegraphy and in 1844 introduced a telegraphic code for transmitting messages, which became known as Morse code.
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