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 screen2: a short crisp sound3: an interruption of the sound received in a radio or television program or occurring in a recording as a result of blipping4: 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>