Defn: A telegraphic alphabet in very general use, inventing by Samuel F.B.Morse, the inventor of Morse's telegraph. The letters are represented by dots and dashes impressed or printed on paper, as, .- (A), -… (B), -.. (D), . (E), .. (O), … (R), — (T), etc., or by sounds, flashes of light, etc., with greater or less intervals between them.
MORSE CODE
Morse" code". (Teleg.)
Defn: The telegraphic code, consisting of dots, dashes, and spaces, invented by Samuel B. Morse. The Alphabetic code which is in use in North America is given below. In length, or duration, one dash is theoretically equal to three dots; the space between the elements of a letter is equal to one dot; the interval in spaced letters, as O . ., is equal to three dots. There are no spaces in any letter composed wholly or in part of dashes.
Alphabet
A .- H …. O . . V …-
B - . . . I .. P ….. W .—
C .. . J -.-. Q ..-. X .-..
D -.. K -.- R . .. Y .. ..
E . L —- S … Z … .
F .-. M — T — & . …