transmitter

[ trans-mit-er, tranz- ]

/ trænsˈmɪt ər, trænz- /

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noun

a person or thing that transmits.

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.

the part of a telephonic or telegraphic apparatus that converts sound waves or mechanical movements into corresponding electric waves or impulses.

Biochemistry. neurotransmitter.

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Origin of transmitter

First recorded in 1720–30; transmit + -er¹

Words nearby transmitter

transmissometer, transmit, transmittal, transmittance, transmittancy, transmitter, transmittivity, transmogrify, transmontane, transmundane, transmutation

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How to use transmitter in a sentence

That famous message was the most powerful signal ever sent from Earth, meant in part to demonstrate the capabilities of the observatory’s new high-power radio transmitter.
Here are 10 of Arecibo’s coolest achievements|Maria Temming|December 7, 2020|Science News
The transmitter would beam out radio waves at an asteroid and, based on how they were reflected back, researchers could determine the rock’s size, shape, and path.
The Arecibo Observatory collapsed this week. What now?|Charlie Wood|December 4, 2020|Popular-Science
“The high-powered transmitters allowed what was the original primary purpose of the telescope — the study of the Earth’s ionosphere,” Campbell says.
Why losing Arecibo is a big deal for astronomy|Maria Temming|December 4, 2020|Science News
The authors mentioned studies from France and Australia suggesting that children were not major transmitters of the virus.
The Students Left Behind by Remote Learning|by Alec MacGillis|September 28, 2020|ProPublica

Demographic information about the outbreaks, like age, can also help researchers understand whether children, even when asymptomatic, are transmitters.
Morning Report: What the County Isn’t Sharing on Community Outbreaks|Voice of San Diego|July 3, 2020|Voice of San Diego
A small radio transmitter had been found in her apartment, and she had been arrested by the IRA and admitted her involvement.
Sinn Fein Boss Gerry Adams Wanted This Murder Bust|Ed Moloney|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fessenden has built a huge radio transmitter in a place called Brant Rock, Massachusetts.
The Man Who Made America: Simone Winchester Talks New Book|Eric Herschthal|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The transmitter turns the iPod into an individual radio station, with a broadcast radius of a few feet.
Decentralized Dance Parties: Raves’ Next Wave|Winston Ross|February 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But it was not only as an organiser and transmitter of orders that Berthier proved his usefulness to his chief.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
One satisfactory way is by the use of a miniature buzzer transmitter.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
They have a portable loud-speaker system, and there is an inverter, as you call it, at the transmitter.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
Holding the transmitter tightly Hendricks called the code of the command bunker.
Second Variety|Philip Kindred Dick
Ten dry cells should be connected in series and used to supply current to the transmitter circuit, as shown by B in the figure.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for transmitter

transmitter

/ (trænzˈmɪtə) /

noun

a person or thing that transmits

the equipment used for generating and amplifying a radio-frequency carrier, modulating the carrier with information, and feeding it to an aerial for transmission

the microphone in a telephone that converts sound waves into audio-frequency electrical signals

a device that converts mechanical movements into coded electrical signals transmitted along a telegraph circuit

physiol short for neurotransmitter

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for transmitter

transmitter

[ trăns′mĭt-ər ]

A device that converts sound, light, or electrical signals into radio, microwave, or other electrical signals of sufficient strength for the purpose of telecommunication. Compare receiver.