Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense transmits, present participle transmitting, past tense, past participle transmitted
1. verb
When radio and television programmes, computer data, or other electronic messages are transmitted, they are sent from one place to another, using wires, radio waves, or satellites.
The game was transmitted live in Spain and Italy. [beVERB-ed]
The information is electronically transmitted to schools and colleges. [beVERB-ed]
This is currently the most efficient way to transmit certain types of data. [VERB noun]
The device is not designed to transmit to satellites. [VERB + to]
2. verb
If one person or animal transmits a disease to another, they have the disease and cause the other person or animalto have it.
[formal]
...mosquitoes that transmit disease to humans. [VERB noun + to]
There was no danger of transmitting the infection through operations. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: pass on, carry, spread, communicate More Synonyms of transmit
3. verb
If you transmit an idea or feeling to someone else, you make them understand and share the idea or feeling.
[literary]
She looked into my eyes like a mother attempting to transmit a painful message. [VERB noun]
He transmitted his keen enjoyment of singing to the audience. [VERB noun + to]
4. verb
If an object or substance transmits something such as sound or electrical signals, the sound or signals are able to pass through it.
These thin crystals transmit much of the power. [VERB noun]
There was no vibration transmitted to the handles and the machine wasn't noisy either. [VERB-ed]
More Synonyms of transmit
transmit in British English
(trænzˈmɪt)
verbWord forms: -mits, -mitting or -mitted
1. (transitive)
to pass or cause to go from one place or person to another; transfer
2. (transitive)
to pass on or impart (a disease, infection, etc)
3. (transitive)
to hand down to posterity
4. (tr; usually passive)
to pass (an inheritable characteristic) from parent to offspring
5.
to allow the passage of (particles, energy, etc)
radio waves are transmitted through the atmosphere
6.
a.
to send out (signals) by means of radio waves or along a transmission line
b.
to broadcast (a radio or television programme)
7. (transitive)
to transfer (a force, motion, power, etc) from one part of a mechanical system to another
Derived forms
transmittable (transˈmittable) or transmittible (transˈmittible)
adjective
transmittal (transˈmittal)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Latin transmittere to send across, from trans- + mittere to send
transmit in American English
(trænsˈmɪt; trænzˈmɪt)
verb transitiveWord forms: transˈmitted or transˈmitting
1.
to send or cause to go from one person or place to another, esp. across intervening space or distance; transfer; dispatch; convey
2.
to pass along; impart (a disease, etc.)
3.
to hand down to others by heredity, inheritance, etc.
4.
to communicate (news, etc.)
5.
a.
to cause (light, heat, sound, etc.) to pass through air or some other medium
the sun transmits heat and light
b.
to allow the passage of; conduct
water transmits sound
6.
to convey (force, movement, etc.) from one mechanical part to another
7.
to send out (radio or television broadcasts, etc.) by electromagnetic waves
verb intransitive
8.
to send out radio or television signals
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈcarry
Derived forms
transmittal (transˈmittal)
noun
transmittable (transˈmittable)
adjective
Word origin
ME transmitten < L transmittere < trans-, trans- + mittere, to send: see mission
transmit in Mechanical Engineering
(trænzmɪt)
Word forms: (present) transmits, (past) transmitted, (perfect) transmitted, (progressive) transmitting
verb
(Mechanical engineering: General)
To transmit something such as a force, motion, or power means to transfer it from one part ofa mechanical system to another.
COLLOCATIONS: ~ energy~ power~ an impulse~ a force~ a movement
A spinning shaft transmits power from the clutch to the gearbox.
Conductance is the ability of a material to transmit an electrical charge.
To transmit something such as a force, motion, or power means to transfer it from one part ofa mechanical system to another.
transmit in Electrical Engineering
(trænzmɪt)
Word forms: (present) transmits, (past) transmitted, (perfect) transmitted, (progressive) transmitting
verb
(Electrical engineering: Communication)
If a device transmits power or a signal, it sends information, normally in the form of electrical signals.
The symbol for transmit is Tx.
COLLOCATIONS: ~ power~ a signal
The high side is connected in a star configuration so that the power generated bythe power plant can be transmitted over long distances economically.
The modem modulates a signal being transmitted and demodulates a signal being received.
If a device transmits power or a signal, it sends information, normally in the form of electrical signals.
transmission, transmitter
Examples of 'transmit' in a sentence
transmit
This programme instead looks at how we might have radio that can transmit smells.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Income from transmitting data files via wireless has increased sharply.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Human speech was transmitted by radio waves for the first time.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It also produces the gear sets and prop shafts that transmit power from a car engine to the wheels.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It transmits the data in real time to a box resembling an alarm clock that sits on his bedside table.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
What size and specification of antenna mounted on a ship would be required to transmit radio waves over a certain distance?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The vast majority of aircraft have meteorological instruments strapped on to the outside, all transmitting data home.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
On the one hand, there is no medical evidence that hamstring injuries can be transmitted from person to person.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is perfectly simple, and depends merely on the height of wire used and the amount of power at the transmitting ends.
Gavin Weightman SIGNOR MARCONI'S MAGIC BOX: The invention that sparked the radio revolution (2003)
Although there is no firm evidence to prove the case one way or another, it seems unlikely that it is transmitted from person to person.
Wilkinson, Steve M.E. and You - a self-help plan (1988)
As part of the proposals, power would be transmitted between coils buried in the highway and a passing car, providing a continuous energy supply.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
transmit
British English: transmit VERB
When radio and television programmes, computer data, or other electronic messages are transmitted, they are sent from one place to another, using wires, radio waves, or satellites.
The game was transmitted live.
American English: transmit
Brazilian Portuguese: transmitir
Chinese: 传播广播电视节目、计算机信息等
European Spanish: transmitir
French: retransmettre
German: übertragen
Italian: trasmettere
Japanese: 送信する
Korean: 방송되다
European Portuguese: transmitir
Latin American Spanish: transmitir
Chinese translation of 'transmit'
transmit
(trænzˈmɪt)
vt
[message, signal]发(發)送 (fāsòng)
(frm)[disease]传(傳)播 (chuánbō)
(TV, Rad)[programme]播出 (bōchū)
1 (verb)
Definition
to broadcast (a radio or television programme)
letters begging them to transmit the programme daily
Synonyms
broadcast
CNN also broadcasts programmes in Europe.
put on the air
televise
Every stage of the race will be televised.
relay
It will be used mainly to relay television programmes.
send
The space probe sent back pictures of Triton.
air
Tonight, the channel will air a documentary called `Democracy in Action'.
radio
send out
disseminate
The press plays a critical part in disseminating news and information.
beam out
stream
podcast
2 (verb)
Definition
to pass (something, such as a message or disease) from one place or person to another
mosquitoes that transmit disease to humans
Synonyms
pass on
carry
He carried the plate through to the dining room.
spread
Someone has been spreading rumours about us.
communicate
The result will be communicated to parents.
take
I'll take these papers home and read them.
send
He sent a basket of exotic fruit and a card.
forward
The document was forwarded to the President.
bear
a surveyor and his assistant bearing a torch
transfer
Certain kinds of property are transferred automatically.
transport
There's no petrol so it's difficult to transport goods.
hand on
convey
They borrowed our boats to convey themselves across the river.
dispatch
He dispatched a text message to Harper.
hand down
diffuse
Our aim is to diffuse new ideas obtained from elsewhere.
remit
Many immigrants regularly remit money to their families.
impart
the ability to impart knowledge and command respect
disseminate
Additional synonyms
in the sense of air
Tonight, the channel will air a documentary called `Democracy in Action'.
Synonyms
broadcast,
show,
cable,
beam,
transmit,
relay,
televise,
put on the air
in the sense of bear
Definition
to bring
a surveyor and his assistant bearing a torch
Synonyms
carry,
take,
move,
bring,
lift,
transfer,
conduct,
transport,
haul,
transmit,
convey,
relay,
tote (informal),
hump (British, slang),
lug
in the sense of carry
Definition
to take from one place to another
He carried the plate through to the dining room.
Synonyms
convey,
take,
move,
bring,
bear,
lift,
transfer,
conduct,
transport,
haul,
transmit,
fetch,
relay,
cart,
tote (informal),
hump (British, slang),
lug
Synonyms of 'transmit'
transmit
Explore 'transmit' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of communicate
Definition
to exchange (thoughts) or make known (information or feelings) by speech, writing, or other means
The result will be communicated to parents.
Synonyms
make known,
report,
announce,
reveal,
publish,
declare,
spread,
disclose,
pass on,
proclaim,
transmit,
convey,
impart,
divulge,
disseminate
in the sense of convey
Definition
to carry or transport from one place to another
They borrowed our boats to convey themselves across the river.
Synonyms
carry,
transport,
move,
bring,
support,
bear,
conduct,
transmit,
fetch
in the sense of diffuse
Definition
to spread over a wide area
Our aim is to diffuse new ideas obtained from elsewhere.
Synonyms
spread,
distribute,
scatter,
circulate,
disperse,
dispense,
dispel,
dissipate,
propagate,
disseminate
in the sense of dispatch
Definition
to send off to a destination or to perform a task
He dispatched a text message to Harper.
Synonyms
send,
transmit,
forward,
express,
communicate,
consign,
remit
in the sense of disseminate
Definition
to spread (information, ideas, etc.) widely
The press plays a critical part in disseminating news and information.
Synonyms
spread,
publish,
broadcast,
distribute,
scatter,
proclaim,
circulate,
sow,
disperse,
diffuse,
publicize,
dissipate,
propagate,
promulgate
in the sense of forward
Definition
to send (a letter, etc.) on to an ultimate destination
The document was forwarded to the President.
Synonyms
send on,
send,
post,
pass on,
ship,
route,
transmit,
dispatch,
freight,
redirect,
fwd
in the sense of impart
Definition
to communicate (information or knowledge)
the ability to impart knowledge and command respect
Synonyms
communicate,
pass on,
convey,
tell,
reveal,
discover,
relate,
disclose,
divulge,
make known
in the sense of podcast
Synonyms
upload,
broadcast,
vlog,
webcast,
vodcast,
mobcast,
Godcast,
update
in the sense of relay
Definition
to broadcast (a performance or event) as it happens
It will be used mainly to relay television programmes.
Synonyms
broadcast,
carry,
spread,
communicate,
transmit,
send out,
stream
in the sense of remit
Definition
to send (money) for goods or services
Many immigrants regularly remit money to their families.
Synonyms
send,
post,
forward,
mail,
transmit,
dispatch
Additional synonyms
in the sense of send
Definition
to cause (a person or thing) to go or be taken or transmitted to another place
The space probe sent back pictures of Triton.
Synonyms
transmit,
broadcast,
communicate,
radio,
phone,
fax,
convey,
email,
telecast
in the sense of send
Definition
to cause (a person or thing) to go or be taken or transmitted to another place
He sent a basket of exotic fruit and a card.
Synonyms
dispatch,
post,
mail,
forward,
direct,
convey,
consign,
remit,
send on,
put in the post or mail
in the sense of spread
Definition
to send or be sent out in all directions or to many people
Someone has been spreading rumours about us.
Synonyms
circulate,
publish,
broadcast,
advertise,
distribute,
scatter,
proclaim,
transmit,
make public,
publicize,
propagate,
disseminate,
promulgate,
make known,
blazon,
bruit
in the sense of take
I'll take these papers home and read them.
Synonyms
carry,
bring,
bear,
transport,
ferry,
haul,
convey,
fetch,
cart,
tote (informal)
in the sense of televise
Definition
to show (a programme or event) on television
Every stage of the race will be televised.
Synonyms
broadcast,
show,
transmit,
air,
put on air
in the sense of transfer
Definition
to move (money or property) from the control of one person or organization to that of another
Certain kinds of property are transferred automatically.
Synonyms
hand over,
give,
commit,
surrender,
pass on,
transmit,
convey,
assign,
divert,
turn over,
relinquish,
entrust,
consign,
devolve,
make over,
cede,
redirect,
sign over
in the sense of transport
Definition
to carry or move (people or goods) from one place to another, esp. over some distance
There's no petrol so it's difficult to transport goods.