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blip
[ blip ]
noun
- Also called pip. Electronics.
- a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
- (loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
- a brief upturn, as in revenue or income:
The midwinter blip was no cause for optimism among store owners.
- anything small, as in amount or number:
a blip of light; Those opposed were merely a blip in the opinion polls.
- Slang. a nickel; five cents.
- Movies. a mark of synchronization on a sound track.
- a small or brief interruption, as in the continuity of a motion-picture film or the supply of light or electricity:
There were blips in the TV film where the commercials had been edited out.
verb (used without object)
- Informal. to move or proceed in short, irregular, jerking movements:
The stock market has blipped one point higher this week.
verb (used with object)
blip
/ ɪ /
noun
- a repetitive sound, such as that produced by an electronic device, by dripping water, etc
- Also calledpip the spot of light or a sharply peaked pulse on a radar screen indicating the position of an object
- a temporary irregularity recorded in performance of something
verb
- intr to produce such a noise
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of blip1
Example Sentences
No. The weather Monday is more of a blip than a sign that summer is coming early.
Instead, a year on, that blip has grown.
The footsteps appear as brief blips or lines and the gunshot as a larger splodge.
That one inexplicable blip at Twickenham will confound experts for the rest of time.
The only blip for the 13th seed came when he served for the match at 5-2, relinquishing his double break advantage with a double fault on break point.
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