chirp
English
/tʃɜː(ɹ)p/
noun
Definitions
- A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
- (radar, sonar, radio telescopy etc.) A pulse of signal whose frequency sweeps through a band of frequencies for the duration of the pulse.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *chirpen.
Origin
Middle English
*chirpen
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chirper English
- chirpily English
- chirpiness English
- chirplet English
- chirpy English
- down English
- downchirp English
- gamma English
- gammachirp English
- interchirp English
- up English
- upchirp English
- *chirpen Middle English