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- Dictionarytransmit/trɑːnzˈmɪt/
verb
- 1. cause (something) to pass on from one person or place to another: "knowledge is transmitted from teacher to pupil" Similar Opposite
- 2. broadcast or send out (an electrical signal or a radio or television programme): "the programme was transmitted on 7 October" Similar
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to broadcast something, or to send out or carry signals or messages using radio, television, etc.: Radio Seven transmits on 201 medium wave (= uses those particular radio waves to broadcast on). The information is transmitted electronically to the central computer. Department stores use EDI to transmit orders to suppliers.
The meaning of TRANSMIT is to send or convey from one person or place to another : forward. How to use transmit in a sentence.
To transmit something such as a force, motion, or power means to transfer it from one part of a mechanical system to another.
Transmit definition: to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.. See examples of TRANSMIT used in a sentence.
You can transmit things from person to person or from one thing to another. The airwaves can be used to transmit radio or TV signals, for example, and computers can transmit messages over a network. This verb often describes messages or data being sent, but you can also transmit ideas, beliefs, or attitude.
Definition of transmit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. ( tr) to pass or cause to go from one place or person to another; transfer. 2. (Medicine) ( tr) to pass on or impart (a disease, infection, etc)
Transmit Definition. To send or cause to go from one person or place to another, esp. across intervening space or distance; transfer; dispatch; convey. To impart or convey to others by heredity. To send out radio or television signals. To pass along; impart (a disease, etc.)
1. 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. [...] 2. If one person or animal transmits a disease to another, they have the disease and cause the other person or animal to have it. [formal] [...] 3.
to broadcast something, or to send out or carry signals or messages using radio, television, etc.: The radio transmits on the international rescue frequency (= uses those particular radio waves to broadcast on), so that nearby planes and boats will hear the call. The information is transmitted electronically to the central computer.
