morse

English Thesaurus

1. a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	code,
definition	:	a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy (noun.communication)

part holonym	:	dit, dot,
definition	:	the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code (noun.communication)

part holonym	:	dah, dash,
definition	:	the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code (noun.communication)

2. United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	artificer, discoverer, inventor,
definition	:	someone who is the first to think of or make something (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	painter,
definition	:	an artist who paints (noun.person)