noun. A spot of light on a radar or sonar screen indicating the position of a detected object, such as an aircraft or a submarine.

noun. A high-pitched electronic sound; a bleep.

noun. A transient sharp upward or downward movement, as on a graph.

noun. A temporary or insignificant phenomenon, especially a brief departure from the normal.

transitive verb. To bleep.

noun. a spot of light on a radar screen, showing the position of a reflecting surface, such as an airplane or ship.

noun. a short upward or downward deviation from a trend line on a graph, especially in a plot of some variable, such as an economic variable, against time; rate.

noun. something small or insignificant.

noun. a brief interruption in the continuity of a recorded or transmitted signal.

noun. A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.

noun. A short sound of a single pitch, usually electronically generated.

noun. A brief aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.

verb. To skip over or ignore (with out).

verb. To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.

noun. a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface

noun. a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption

"The title blip was so fitting as it leaves for many interpretations, one of them being a spike - perhaps in reality!"

blow  radar echo  shock  

Chip  Crip  Flip  Kip  Nip  

anomaly  beacon  beep  bleep  blob  

radar echo  radar target  rate  

blipped  blipping  

blipped  blipping  blips