| 单词 | dotanddash |
| 释义 | > see alsoalso refers to : dot-and-dashadj. > as lemmasdot-and-dash f. One of the two signals (the other being the dot) which in various combinations make up the letters of the Morse alphabet. Also dash-and-dot, more usually dot-and-dash (dot n.1 and prep. Compounds). ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > [noun] > telegraphic message > code > Morse code > signs in dot1838 dash1859 long1867 short1891 dah1942 dit1942 V-sign1959 1859 T. P. Shaffner Telegr. Man. 469 Whether the dots, spaces, and dashes be long or short, they should be uniform. 1873 F. Jenkin Electr. & Magn. xxii. §4 Morse signals are sent by a simple key... A short depression or mere tap sends the short elementary signal technically called a dot; a longer depression sends the second elementary signal technically called a dash. 1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Suppl. Dash-and-dot, consisting of dashes and dots; as, the dash-and-dot alphabet. 1916 J. Buchan Greenmantle xx. 268 The sound was regular and concerted—dot, dash, dot—dash, dot, dot…the longs and shorts of the Morse Code. 1942 Electronic Engin. 15 36 On automatic sending it transmits S.O.S. three times followed by a long dash. < see also as lemmas |
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