transmitter
Americannoun
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a person or thing that transmits.
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Also called transmitting set. Radio. a device for sending electromagnetic waves; the part of a broadcasting apparatus that generates and modulates the radiofrequency current and conveys it to the antenna.
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the part of a telephonic or telegraphic apparatus that converts sound waves or mechanical movements into corresponding electric waves or impulses.
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Biochemistry. neurotransmitter.
noun
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a person or thing that transmits
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the equipment used for generating and amplifying a radio-frequency carrier, modulating the carrier with information, and feeding it to an aerial for transmission
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the microphone in a telephone that converts sound waves into audio-frequency electrical signals
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a device that converts mechanical movements into coded electrical signals transmitted along a telegraph circuit
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physiol short for neurotransmitter
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A device that converts sound, light, or electrical signals into radio, microwave, or other electrical signals of sufficient strength for the purpose of telecommunication.
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Compare receiver
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The Simons Foundation also funds two editorially independent magazines: The Transmitter, a neuroscience publication, and Quanta Magazine, a basic science publication that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022.
From Science Magazine • May 16, 2024
While Pushkin is best known for its flagship podcasts like Gladwell’s Revisionist History and Against the Rules with Michael Lewis, Transmitter focuses on co-productions with outlets like CNN, TED, and Spotify’s Parcast.
From The Verge • Jul. 19, 2022
Microscope Gallery, with solid programming, has recently moved into 1329 Willoughby with Transmitter and TSA New York.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2015
The barman presents to her my interpretation of The Contemporary Standard, which I call The Liquid Transmitter.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2013
Roz unsnapped a pocket of her tool belt and took out the Transmitter.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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