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blip.

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

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/blɪp/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  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.

  3. A brief and usually minor aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.

    broadly
  4. An individual message or document in the Google Wave software framework.

    Internet · historical
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

verb/blɪp/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. To make a short beep sound.

    intransitive
    The door blipped as I showed my electronic identity card and passed through.
  2. To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.

    informal · intransitive
  3. Synonym of bleep (“to replace offending words in a broadcast recording with a tone”).

    transitive
  4. To apply the throttle briefly when downshifting, to provide a smoother gear transition and prevent wheelspin.

Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.