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trans·mit
(trăns-mĭt′, trănz-)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 send1.
2. To cause to spread; pass on: transmit an infection.
3.
a. To impart or convey to others by heredity.
b. To impart or convey to others by inheritance.
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 trānsmittere : trāns-, trans- + mittere, to send.]
trans·mit′ta·ble adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() sending - the act of causing something to go (especially messages) forwarding - the act of sending on to another destination; "the forwarding of mail to a new address is done automatically"; "the forwarding of resumes to the personnel department" telephotography - transmission and reproduction of photographs and charts and pictures over a distance |
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Translations
transmitting
:transmitting set
n → Sender m
transmitting station
n (of broadcasting company) → Sendestation f; (general) → Sendestelle f
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transmitting
[trænzˈmɪtɪŋ] adj (TV, Radio, Telec) → trasmittentetransmitting set → radiotrasmettitore m
transmitting station → emittente f
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