Blip

Quick meaning: Blip is a noun meaning (electronics) A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.

Meaning

(electronics) A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.

More Meanings

1. A short sound of a single pitch, usually electronically generated.
2. (by extension) A brief and usually minor aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.
3. (Internet, historical) An individual message or document in the Google Wave software framework.
4. (intransitive) To make a short beep sound.
5. (intransitive, informal) To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.
6. (transitive) Synonym of bleep (“to replace offending words in a broadcast recording with a tone”).
7. (automotive) To apply the throttle briefly when downshifting, to provide a smoother gear transition and prevent wheelspin.

Example Sentences

When the blip began to move up the oscilloscope screen, they followed again.

At 6:45 pm, the chief officer saw a blip on the radar, approximately seven nautical miles away.

Due to the fact that she’d explored over 30% of the forest enemies were now displayed as blips on her map.

Barack Obama had become exasperated by the propensity of the party establishment to panic at every psephological blip.

Word Forms

• blips
• blipping
• blipped

Synonyms for blip

Depending on context, synonyms include bleep.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include piece, end, accident, bout, blinky, blipvert.

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