transmitter
Americannoun
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transmitters
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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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The concrete ring was built by the US Air Force in the early 1960s and supported a steerable helical transmitter that could detect activity from thousands of miles away, the trust said.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
His vice president, Muhammed Jallow, said during a visit to a transmitter substation in the town of Bijilo on Saturday that Barrow has set up a taskforce that is "meeting literally on a daily basis".
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
For decades, proportional response functioned less as a strategy than a ritual: hit a transmitter, strike a barracks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
In a study published in Advanced Photonics Nexus, researchers developed a compact optical wireless transmitter that delivers both extremely high speeds and improved energy efficiency.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2026
Beneath the table, her fingers find switches: one for the microphone, the other for the transmitter, she cannot remember which is which.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
In a study published in Science Advances on Wednesday, researchers equipped six of the toothed whales, sometimes called "unicorns of the sea," with satellite transmitters, and had them explore remote East Greenland waters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
This year, conditions including a record-smashing March heat wave led to a surge in California’s native Culex mosquitoes, the transmitters of West Nile virus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Jamming of foreign broadcasts was pioneered by Nazi Germany during World War Two, using noise or signals from more powerful transmitters located closer to the listeners.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Anti-money-laundering laws are tough on banks and money transmitters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
They found weapons, snowshoes, Norwegian currency, radio transmitters, and a map with Vemork circled in blue ink.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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