BLIP (blipped, blipping)
Dictionary entry overview: What does blip mean? • BLIP (noun)
The noun BLIP has 2 senses:
1. a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption
2. a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
Familiarity information: BLIP used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BLIP (noun)
Meaning:
A sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context examples:
the market had one bad blip today / you can't react to the day-to-day blips / renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales
Hypernyms ("blip" is a kind of...):
blow; shock (an unpleasant or disappointing surprise)
Meaning:
A radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
radar target; blip; pip
Hypernyms ("blip" is a kind of...):
radar echo (an electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna; contains information about the location and distance of the reflecting object)
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