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transmit
[ trans-mit, tranz- ]
verb (used with object)
- to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
Synonyms: ,
- to communicate, as information or news.
Synonyms:
- to pass or spread (disease, infection, etc.) to another.
- to pass on (a genetic characteristic) from parent to offspring:
The mother transmitted her red hair to her daughter.
- Physics.
- to cause (light, heat, sound, etc.) to pass through a medium.
- to convey or pass along (an impulse, force, motion, etc.).
- to permit (light, heat, etc.) to pass through:
Glass transmits light.
- Radio and Television. to emit (electromagnetic waves).
verb (used without object)
- to send a signal by wire, radio, or television waves.
- to pass on a right or obligation to heirs or descendants.
transmit
/ ٰæԳˈɪ /
verb
- tr to pass or cause to go from one place or person to another; transfer
- tr to pass on or impart (a disease, infection, etc)
- tr to hand down to posterity
- tr; usually passive to pass (an inheritable characteristic) from parent to offspring
- to allow the passage of (particles, energy, etc)
radio waves are transmitted through the atmosphere
- to send out (signals) by means of radio waves or along a transmission line
- to broadcast (a radio or television programme)
- tr to transfer (a force, motion, power, etc) from one part of a mechanical system to another
Derived Forms
- ٰԲˈٳٲ, adjective
- ٰԲˈٳٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ٰԲ·t· ٰԲ·t· adjective
- nonٰԲ·t· adjective
- tԲ· verb (used with object) pretransmitted pretransmitting
- tԲ· verb (used with object) retransmitted retransmitting
- ܲtԲ·t adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of transmit1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A small army of agents surveilled him day and night, trying to catch him transmitting secrets to the Soviets.
And he transmits the inanity to his characters, who speak, move and act as if they are all part of a stage play that would get laughed off Broadway before previews have even ended.
It converts light into electrical signals, which are then transmitted to the brain via the optic nerve, enabling us to see.
Yellow fever is caused by a virus transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes.
How does that powerful solar energy get transmitted to Earth?
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