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transmitting

trans·mit
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trans-mit, tranz-]
    • /trænsˈmɪt, trænz-/
    • /trænzˈmɪtɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trans-mit, tranz-]
    • /trænsˈmɪt, trænz-/

Definitions of transmitting word

  • verb with object transmitting to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey. 1
  • verb with object transmitting to communicate, as information or news. 1
  • verb with object transmitting to pass or spread (disease, infection, etc.) to another. 1
  • verb with object transmitting to pass on (a genetic characteristic) from parent to offspring: The mother transmitted her red hair to her daughter. 1
  • verb with object transmitting 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. 1
  • verb with object transmitting Radio and Television. to emit (electromagnetic waves). 1
See all 9 definitions of transmitting

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Origin of transmitting

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English transmitten < Latin trānsmittere to send across, equivalent to trāns- trans- + mittere to send

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Parts of speech for Transmitting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Transmitting

transmitting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

transmitting usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for transmitting

noun transmitting

  • air time — The airtime that something gets is the amount of time taken up with broadcasts about it.
  • broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
  • auditioning — Present participle of audition.
  • newscasting — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
All 4 Synonyms of transmitting

Top questions with transmitting

  • how to stop a smart meter from transmitting?
  • what is the role of dna in transmitting genetic information?

Related words

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    an apparatus, system, or process for transmitting messages or signals to a distant place, especially by means of an electric device consisting essentially of a sending instrument and a distant receiving instrument connected by a conducting wire or other communications channel.

  • transmit

    to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.

  • tune

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  • acetylcholine

    a chemical substance secreted at the ends of many nerve fibres, esp in the autonomic nervous system, and responsible for the transmission of nervous impulses. Formula: CH3CO2(CH2)2N(CH3)3+

  • acoustic reactance

    acoustic impedance caused by the inertia and elasticity of the transmitting medium.

  • acoustic resistance

    acoustic impedance caused by the internal friction of the transmitting medium.
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