Blip Definition

blĭp
blipped, blipping, blips
noun
blips
A luminous image on an oscilloscope, as one on a radar screen showing the location of an aircraft, ship, etc.
Webster's New World
A quick, sharp sound.
Webster's New World
A transient sharp upward or downward movement, as on a graph.
American Heritage
A slight change or variation.
Webster's New World
A brief, temporary interruption.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
blipped, blipping, blips
To bleep.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
To make a blip or series of blips.
Webster's New World

To skip over or ignore (with out).

Wiktionary

(intransitive) To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Blip

Noun

Singular:
blip
Plural:
blips

Origin of Blip

  • Onomatopoeic.

    From Wiktionary

  • Imitative

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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