transmit
See also: transmît
English
Etymology
From Middle English transmitten, borrowed from Latin trānsmittō (“transmit”, verb, literally “over-send”). See also oversend.
Pronunciation
- enPR: trănsmĭt', trănzmĭt' IPA(key): /tɹænsˈmɪt/, /tɹænzˈmɪt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪt
Verb
transmit (third-person singular simple present transmits, present participle transmitting, simple past and past participle transmitted)
- (transitive) To send or convey something from one person, place or thing to another.
- (transitive) To spread or pass on something such as a disease or a signal.
- (transitive) To impart, convey or hand down something by inheritance or heredity.
- (transitive) To communicate news or information.
- (transitive) To convey energy or force through a mechanism or medium.
- (intransitive) To send out a signal (as opposed to receive).
Synonyms
Derived terms
- TX (abbreviation)
Related terms
Translations
to send or convey from someone, some place or something to another
to spread or pass on e.g. a disease or signal
to impart, convey or hand down something by inheritance or heredity
to communicate news or information
to convey energy or force through a mechanism
to send out a signal
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