'Morse' definitions:
Definition of 'Morse'
(from WordNet)
noun
A telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) [syn: Morse, Morse code, international Morse code]
noun
United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) [syn: Morse, Samuel Morse, Samuel F. B. Morse, Samuel Finley Breese Morse]
Definition of 'Morse'
From: GCIDE
- Morse \Morse\, n. [F. morse, Russ. morj'; perh. akin to E. mere lake; cf. Russ. more sea.] (Zool.) The walrus. See Walrus. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Morse'
From: GCIDE
- Morse \Morse\, n. [L. morsus a biting, a clasp, fr. mordere to bite.] A clasp for fastening garments in front. --Fairholt. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'morse'
From: GCIDE
- Walrus \Wal"rus\, n. [D. walrus; of Scand. origin; cf. Dan valros, Sw. vallross, Norw. hvalros; literally, whale horse; akin to Icel. hrosshvalr, AS. horshwael. See Whale, and Horse.] (Zool.) A very large marine mammal (Trichecus rosmarus) of the Seal family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has long and powerful tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these in procuring food and in fighting. It is hunted for its oil, ivory, and skin. It feeds largely on mollusks. Called also morse. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The walrus of the North Pacific and Behring Strait (Trichecus obesus) is regarded by some as a distinct species, by others as a variety of the common walrus. [1913 Webster]
Morse, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Morse, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana
Population (2000) :
759
Housing Units (2000) :
313
Land area (2000) :
1.400671 sq. miles (3.627722 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.400671 sq. miles (3.627722 sq. km)
FIPS code :
52320
Located within :
Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location :
30.121628 N, 92.498500 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Morse, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Morse, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas
Population (2000) :
172
Housing Units (2000) :
63
Land area (2000) :
0.545058 sq. miles (1.411693 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.545058 sq. miles (1.411693 sq. km)
FIPS code :
49440
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
36.060645 N, 101.476470 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
79062
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.