blip

== English == === Etymology === Onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /blɪp/ Rhymes: -ɪp === Noun === blip (plural blips) (electronics) A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen. A short sound of a single pitch, usually electronically generated. (by extension) A brief and usually minor aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal. (Internet, historical) An individual message or document in the Google Wave software framework. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === blip (third-person singular simple present blips, present participle blipping, simple past and past participle blipped) (intransitive) To make a short beep sound. (intransitive, informal) To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion. 1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure We got a call that Pat still on the respirator & that the doc said that now because the EEG was blipping, they couldn't unhook him from the respirator. (transitive) Synonym of bleep (“to replace offending words in a broadcast recording with a tone”). (automotive) To apply the throttle briefly when downshifting, to provide a smoother gear transition and prevent wheelspin. ==== Derived terms ==== blip out blipper ==== Translations ====