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dit
(dĭt)n.
The spoken representation of the dot in radio and telegraph code.
[Imitative.]
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dit
(dɪt)n
(Communications & Information) the short sound used, in combination with the long sound dah, in the spoken representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes. Compare dot16
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dit
(dɪt)n.
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, designating the dot of Morse code. Compare dah.
[1935–40]
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Noun | 1. | dit - the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code international Morse code, Morse, Morse code - a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) radiotelegraphic signal, telegraphic signal - a signal transmitted by telegraphy |
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