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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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of blip1
Example Sentences
"Climate change is already having a big impact on our wildlife, but a temporary blip like this is an end of April dividend for wildlife," says the Met Office's Grahame Madge.
Forest have hit a bit of a blip of late, though, and they don't appear to be quite the same force they were a few weeks ago.
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.
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