📖 Definitions of "Blip"
- 1
To emit one or more bleeps.
"The robot bleeped to acknowledge its new instructions."
- 2
To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps.
- 1
A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.
- 2
A short sound of a single pitch, usually electronically generated.
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(by extension) A brief and usually minor aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.
- 4
An individual message or document in the Google Wave software framework.
- 1
To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.
🔄 Synonyms of "Blip"
1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| radar targetnoun | a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Blip"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| radar targetnoun | a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface |
| piecenoun | A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts. |
| endnoun | The terminal point of something in space or time. |
| accidentnoun | An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans. |
| boutnoun | (boxing) A boxing match. |
| blinkynoun | (photography) in digital photography, a flashing pixel. |
| blipvertnoun | A subliminal or nearly subliminal advertisement displayed for a very short time. |
| pindotnoun | A microscopically small dot, comparable to a pinprick. |
| pinpricknoun | An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point. |
| pixelnoun | One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory. |
| microdotnoun | A text or photographic image that has been reduced in size to that of a typographical dot in order to escape detection by unintended recipients. |
| microclipnoun | A very small clip |
| chirpnoun | A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect. |
| nanoblinkernoun | A nanoscale blinker (optical oscillator) |
| micropulsenoun | A very small, or very short pulse |
| microsoundnoun | A very short sound. |
| microbumpnoun | A microscopic bump. |
| microspotnoun | A microscopic spot, especially such a spot of pollution collected on a gelatine film |
| microblisternoun | A very small blister (packaging material). |
| microsparknoun | A tiny electrical spark. |
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