morse

Everyday

1. Morse code is a way of sending messages using short and long signals, dots and dashes, for each letter. tree →
2. Morse is also a family name, from the inventor Samuel Morse, who helped make the telegraph and the code. tree →

In the lessons

In science and history lessons Morse code shows how messages were sent along wires by the telegraph, and later by radio and flashing lights. In safety lessons SOS in Morse is three short, three long, three short (... --- ...), a call for help. It tells the reader about signals and codes.

Examples

• Ships used Morse code to call for help. tree →
• SOS in Morse code is dot dot dot, dash dash dash, dot dot dot. tree →
• We tapped messages in Morse code on the desk. tree →
• The scouts learned Morse code with torches. tree →
• Samuel Morse helped invent the telegraph. tree →
• Can you spell your name in Morse? tree →
• A dash lasts longer than a dot. tree →

Note

Usually written with a capital M because it comes from a name. Uncountable: Morse code, not «a Morse». Do not confuse with «moose» (the animal) or «remorse» (feeling sorry). Each letter has its own pattern; E is a single dot, T is a single dash.