Main Entry: ¹blip

Pronunciation: \ˈblip\

Function: noun

Etymology: imitative

Date: 1945

1 : a trace on a display screen (as an oscilloscope); especially : a spot on a radar screen
2 : a short crisp sound
3 : an interruption of the sound received in a radio or television program or occurring in a recording as a result of blipping
4 : a transient sharp movement up or down (as of a quantity commonly shown on a graph)
5 : something relatively small or inconsequential within a larger context <made only a blip on the political scene>