Word BookShort entry

Dah

noun/dɪəklˈɛʃən/

Definition

the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪəklˈɛʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɑː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɑː/

1 syllable Say it as /dɪəklˈɛʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dash

Around the World

Europe

🇳🇱Dutch

de langste van de twee telegrafische signalen die in morsecode worden gebruikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

sim

o mais longo dos dois sinais telegráficos usados no código Morse

🇷🇺Russian

даа

более длинный из двух телеграфных сигналов, используемых в азбуке Морзе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दाह

मोर्स कोड में प्रयुक्त दो टेलीग्राफ़िक सिग्नलों में से सबसे लंबा

🇧🇩Bengali

দাহ

মোর্স কোডে ব্যবহৃত দুটি টেলিগ্রাফিক সংকেতের মধ্যে দীর্ঘ

🇮🇳Gujarati

દાહ

મોર્સ કોડમાં વપરાતા બે ટેલિગ્રાફિક સિગ્નલોમાંથી લાંબા

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

达赫

莫尔斯电码中使用的两个电报信号中较长的一个

🇯🇵Japanese

ああ

モールス信号で使用される 2 つの電信信号のうち長い方

🇰🇷Korean

아

모스 부호에 사용되는 두 개의 전신 신호 중 더 긴 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ồ

tín hiệu điện báo dài hơn được sử dụng trong mã Morse

🇹🇭Thai

ดะห์

ยาวกว่าสัญญาณโทรเลขสองตัวที่ใช้ในรหัสมอร์ส

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

داه

الأطول من الإشارتين التلغرافيتين المستخدمتين في شفرة مورس

🇮🇷Persian

داه

طولانی تر از دو سیگنال تلگرافی مورد استفاده در کد مورس است

🇹🇷Turkish

Mors alfabesinde kullanılan iki telgraf sinyalinden daha uzun olanı

🇮🇱Hebrew

אה

הארוך מבין שני האותות הטלגראפיים המשמשים בקוד מורס

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What is the primary definition of the word 'dah'?

The primary meaning of 'dah' is 'the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dah' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'dah' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dah' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'dah' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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