Blip

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A spot of light on a radar or sonar screen indicating the position of a detected object, such as an aircraft or a submarine. Also called pip3.
  • n. A high-pitched electronic sound; a bleep.
  • n. A transient sharp upward or downward movement, as on a graph.
  • n. A temporary or insignificant phenomenon, especially a brief departure from the normal: "The decline in the share of GNP going to health . . . appears to be a one-time blip in the historic trend rather than the start of a new trendā€ ( Atlantic).
  • v. To bleep.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.
  • n. A short sound of a single pitch, usually electronically generated.
  • n. A brief aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.
  • v. To skip over or ignore (with out).
  • v. To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a spot of light on a radar screen, showing the position of a reflecting surface, such as an airplane or ship.
  • n. a short upward or downward deviation from a trend line on a graph, especially in a plot of some variable, such as an economic variable, against time; rate.
  • n. something small or insignificant.
  • n. a brief interruption in the continuity of a recorded or transmitted signal.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
  • n. a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption
  • Verb Form
    blipped    blipping    blips   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    radar echo    blow    shock   
    Variant
    blipping    blipped   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    radar echo    radar target    rate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chip    Crip    Flip    Kip    Nip    Pip    chip    clip    crip    dip   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    beep    splotch    flicker    speck    bleep    dot    fluctuations    smear    rectangle    flare