transmit
- to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- to communicate, as information or news.
- 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).
- to send a signal by wire, radio, or television waves.
- to pass on a right or obligation to heirs or descendants.
Origin of transmit
Synonyms for transmit
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Related Words for transmitting
relay, disseminate, transfer, conduct, impart, broadcast, spread, convey, address, carry, translate, transport, break, funnel, transfuse, pipe, remit, route, instill, siphonExamples from the Web for transmitting
Contemporary Examples of transmitting
Because of its “self-destruct” reputation, the app is a popular tool among youngsters for transmitting sexually explicit material.
‘The Snappening’ Is Real: 90,000 Private Photos and 9,000 Hacked Snapchat Videos Leak OnlineMarlow Stern
October 13, 2014
According to the Montgomery Police Department, transmitting a sexually transmitted disease is a class C misdemeanor.
They should be capable of transmitting their location no matter how deep they plunge.
White later wrote that he regretted the role he played in transmitting the Camelot myth to the public.
“According to Faye, one can, in transmitting words, carry entire ideologies with them,” Nancy and company responded in Libération.
Historical Examples of transmitting
Then followed the experiment of transmitting a selected line in a book.
TelepathyW. W. Baggally
The strength of the rope is known and its transmitting power is also known.
The Story of the Cotton PlantFrederick Wilkinson
Itself colourless, it has the property of transmitting colours.
Mystics and Saints of IslamClaud Field
The complexity is transferred from capturing the image to transmitting and viewing it.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
Had it been transmitting then, the autopilot would simply have homed on it.
Pushbutton WarJoseph P. Martino
transmit
- (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
Word Origin for transmit
Word Origin and History for transmitting
transmit
transmit
(trăns-mĭt′, trănz-)- To send from one person, thing, or place to another; convey.
- To cause to spread; pass on.
- To impart or convey to others by heredity or inheritance; hand down.