- (transitive)
to pass or cause to go from one place or person to another; transfer - (transitive)
to pass on or impart (a disease, infection, etc) - (transitive)
to hand down to posterity - (tr; usually passive)
to pass (an inheritable characteristic) from parent to offspring to allow the passage of (particles, energy, etc): radio waves are transmitted through the atmosphere to send out (signals) by means of radio waves or along a transmission line to broadcast (a radio or television programme) - (transitive)
to transfer (a force, motion, power, etc) from one part of a mechanical system to another
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trans•mit /trænsˈmɪt, trænz-/USA pronunciation
v., -mit•ted, -mit•ting.
trans•mit•tal, trans•mit•tance, n. [uncountable]See -mit-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to send (a signal, etc.) to someone receiving, or to a destination; dispatch: [~ + object]Transmit this message at once![no object]The submarine was transmitting, but there was no one to receive the signal.
- Telecommunications[~ + object] to communicate, as information or news.
- Pathology to spread (disease, etc.) to another:[~ + object]to transmit AIDS.
- Physics to cause or allow (light, heat, etc.) to pass through a medium:[~ + object]Glass transmits light.
trans•mit•tal, trans•mit•tance, n. [uncountable]See -mit-.
trans•mit
(trans mit′, tranz-),USA pronunciation v., -mit•ted, -mit•ting.
v.t.
v.i.
trans•mit ′ta•ble, trans•mit′ti•ble, adj.
v.t.
- to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination;
dispatch;
convey. - to communicate, as information or news.
- to pass or spread (disease, infection, etc.) to another.
- to pass on (a genetic characteristic) from parent to offspring:The mother transmitted her red hair to her daughter.
- [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.
- [Radio and Television.]to emit (electromagnetic waves).
v.i.
- to send a signal by wire, radio, or television waves.
- to pass on a right or obligation to heirs or descendants.
- Latin trānsmittere to send across, equivalent. to trāns- trans- + mittere to send
- Middle English transmitten 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged transfer, remit.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bear. See carry.
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