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trans·mit  (trns-mt, trnz-)
v. trans·mit·ted, trans·mit·ting, trans·mits
v.tr.
1. To send from one person, thing, or place to another; convey. See Synonyms at convey, send1.
2. To cause to spread; pass on: transmit an infection.
3. To impart or convey to others by heredity or inheritance; hand down.
4. To pass along (news or information); communicate.
5.
a. Electronics To send (a signal), as by wire or radio.
b. Physics To cause (a disturbance) to propagate through a medium.
6. To convey (force or energy) from one part of a mechanism to another.
v.intr.
To send out a signal.

[Middle English transmitten, from Latin trnsmittere : trns-, trans- + mittere, to send.]

trans·mitta·ble adj.

transmit [trænzˈmɪt]
vb -mits, -mitting, -mitted
1. (tr) to pass or cause to go from one place or person to another; transfer
2. (Medicine) (tr) to pass on or impart (a disease, infection, etc.)
3. (tr) to hand down to posterity
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) (tr; usually passive) to pass (an inheritable characteristic) from parent to offspring
5. (Physics / General Physics) to allow the passage of (particles, energy, etc.) radio waves are transmitted through the atmosphere
6. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting)
a.  to send out (signals) by means of radio waves or along a transmission line
b.  to broadcast (a radio or television programme)
7. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to transfer (a force, motion, power, etc.) from one part of a mechanical system to another
[from Latin transmittere to send across, from trans- + mittere to send]
transmittable , transmittible adj
transmittal  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.transmit - transfer to another; "communicate a disease"
communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
2.transmit - transmit or serve as the medium for transmissiontransmit - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
convey, express, carry - serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"
bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
wash up - carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide washed up the corpse"
pipe in - bring in through pipes; "Music was piped into the offices"
bring in - transmit; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine"
retransmit - transmit again
carry - be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
3.transmit - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or televisiontransmit - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"
broadcast medium, broadcasting - a medium that disseminates via telecommunications
publicize, bare, publicise, air - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"
satellite - broadcast or disseminate via satellite
sportscast - broadcast a sports event
telecast, televise - broadcast via television; "The Royal wedding was televised"
interrogate - transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
rebroadcast, rerun - broadcast again, as of a film
4.transmit - send from one person or place to anothertransmit - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"
fetch, bring, get, convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
project - transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
propagate - transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"
translate - bring to a certain spiritual state
release, turn - let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"
send out, send - to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept"
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

transmit
verb
1. broadcast, put on the air, televise, relay, send, air, radio, send out, disseminate, beam out letters begging them to transmit the programme daily
Translations
transmit [trænzˈmɪt] VT [+ illness, programme, message] → transmitir (to a)

transmit [trænzˈmɪt] vt
(= pass on) [+ data, disease] → transmettre
(= broadcast) [+ signal, programme] → retransmettre

transmit
vt (= convey) messageübermitteln; sound wavesübertragen; information, knowledgevermitteln, übermitteln; illnessübertragen; (by heredity) → vererben; heat etcleiten; radio/TV programme, pictureübertragen, senden

transmit [trænzˈmɪt] vt (illness, programme, message) → trasmettere

transmit
v transmit [trӕnzˈmit]
1 to pass on He transmitted the message; Insects can transmit disease. oordra يَنْقُل предавам předat; přenést overføre übermitteln,-tragen μεταδίδω, μεταβιβάζω, διαβιβάζω transmitir edasi andma انتقال دادن tartuttaa transmettre לְהַעֲבִיר प्रसारित करना prenijeti, prenositi átad meneruskan senda (áfram); breiða út trasmettere 伝える 전하다 perduoti, pernešti nosūtīt; pārnest (slimību) menyebarkan overbrengen sende (videre), overføre przekazywać, przenosić transmitir a transmite, a difuza передавать; переносить prenesti preneti vidarebefordra, överföra ถ่ายทอด yaymak, geçirmek 傳播,傳送 передавати منتقل کرنا، ارسال کرنا làm lây
2 to send out (radio or television signals, programmes etc) The programme will be transmitted at 5.00 p.m. oordra, uitsaai يُرْسِل باللاسِلْكي излъчвам vysílat transmittere senden μεταδίδω transmitir üle kandma پخش کردن lähettää transmettre לְשַדֵר देना prenositi közvetít menyiarkan senda út trasmettere 送る 송신하다 perduoti, transliuoti pārraidīt menghantar uitzenden kringkaste, sende nadawać transmitir a transmite транслировать oddajati, prenašati prenositi sända ออกอากาศ yayınlamak 發射,播送 транслювати نشر کرنا truyền phát
n transˈmission [-ʃən]
1 the act of transmitting the transmission of disease / radio signals. oordrag, uitsending نَقْل предаване přenos overførsel die Übertragung μετάδοση transmisión edasikandumine, edastus انتقال؛ سرایت lähetys, tartunta transmission הַעֲבָרָה प्रसारण prijenos átadás penyebaran útsending; útbreiðsla trasmissione 伝達 보냄, 전송 perdavimas pārraidīšana penghantaran het uitzenden overføring; kringkasting transmisja transmissão transmitere передача vysielanie, prenos prenašanje prenos vidarebefordran, överförande, överföring การถ่ายทอด yayma 播送,傳播 передача تعدي، نشر، پھيلاؤ sự làm lây lan
2 a radio or television broadcast. uitsending إرْسال باللاسِلْكي предаване vysílání transmission; -transmission die Sendung (ανα)μετάδοση, εκπομπή transmisión saade پخش lähetys transmission שִׁידוּר प्रसारण prijenos adás; közvetítés siaran útsending trasmissione 送信 송신 laida, transliacija pārraide siaran uitzending radio-/fjernsynssending transmisja transmissão transmisie трансляция vysielač; prenášač oddaja emitovanje []sändning การออกอากาศ yayın 播送 передача نشريہ sự truyền hình, truyền thanh
n transˈmitter
an apparatus for transmitting, or a person who transmits a radio transmitter. sender مُرْسِل، جِهاز إرْسال предавател vysílač; přenašeč sender der Übermittler,der Sender πομπός transmisor raadiosaatja, edastaja فرستنده؛ ناقل lähetin transmetteur/-trice מַשדֵר, מַעֲבִיר प्रेषक odašiljač, prenositelj adó pemancar sendandi; sendir trasmettitore 送信機 전달자, 송신기 siųstuvas, perdavėjas raidītājs; pārsūtītājs pemancar zender (radio)sender nadajnik, osoba przenosząca transmissor transmiţător передатчик priehľadný oddajnik; odpošiljatelj odašiljač sändare เครื่องส่ง verici 發送機,傳送者 радіопередавач; передавач لاسلکي کا آلہ، منتقل کرنے والا máy phát


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