Transmit
Definition
"Transmit" refers to the act of sending something (information, objects, disease, etc.) from one place or person to another. In the context of communication and technology, it especially pertains to broadcasting or sending out signals, messages, or data.
Parts of Speech
- Verb
Pronunciation
American English
- IPA Pronunciation: /trænsˈmɪt/
- Respelling: trans-MIT(with "trans" as in "transport" and "MIT" as in "mit")
British English
- IPA Pronunciation: /trænzˈmɪt/
- Respelling: tranz-MIT (similar to American English, with "tranz" rhyming with "cans" and "MIT" like in "mit")
In American English, "transmit" can be pronounced with either a slight "s" sound (trans-MIT) or a "z" sound (tranz-MIT) in the first syllable. The primary stress is on the second syllable, "MIT," which is pronounced as in the word "mit." In British English, the word starts with "tranz," which rhymes with "cans," followed by "MIT," as in the word "mit."
Etymology
Originating from the Latin "transmittere," which means "to send across," the word is composed of "trans-" (across) and "mittere" (to send). The term has been used in English since the 15th century.
Derivatives
- Transmitter (noun)
- Transmission (noun)
- Transmittable (adjective)
- Transmittance (noun)
- Transmittal (noun)
Synonyms
- Convey
- Send
- Broadcast
Antonyms
- Receive
- Retain
- Withhold
Usage
- As a verb: "The radio station transmits on several frequencies," or "Mosquitoes can transmit diseases."
Related Terms
- Communication: The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.
- Broadcast: Transmit (a program or some information) by radio or television.
- Signal: A gesture, action, or sound that is used to convey information or instructions.
Detailed Definition
As a Verb:
- To send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey: "The spy transmitted the secret message to his contact."
- To pass on from one place or person to another; communicate: "The teacher transmitted his enthusiasm for history to his students."
- To send out (a signal) by means of radio or other communication technology: "The spacecraft transmitted data back to Earth."
- To convey or pass along (an impulse, force, motion, etc.): "The gears transmit power from the engine to the wheels."
- In a medical or biological context, to cause (a disease, agent, etc.) to pass or spread from one to another: "The virus can be transmitted through saliva."
transmit
The central sphere transmits signals to all the devices.
The spacecraft transmitted data back to Earth.
The teacher transmitted his enthusiasm for history to his students.
🇨🇳 Mandarin
- 传送 (chuán sòng) (to send or convey)
- IPA: /ʈʂhwán sʊ̂ŋ/
- Respelling: chwan song
- 传播 (chuán bō) (spread, as in disease)
- IPA: /ʈʂhwán bwɔ́/
- Respelling: chwan bwo
🇮🇳 Hindi
- प्रेषित करना (preṣit karnā) (to send or convey)
- IPA: /pɾeːʃɪt kəɾnɑː/
- Respelling: pray-shit kar-naa
- संचारित करना (sanchārit karnā) (spread, as in disease)
- IPA: /sən.t͡ʃaː.ɾɪt kəɾnɑː/
- Respelling: san-chaar-it kar-naa
🇪🇸 Spanish
- Transmitir (to send or convey, spread)
- IPA: /tɾansˈmitiɾ/
- Respelling: trans-mee-teer
🇫🇷 French
- Transmettre (to send or convey, spread)
- IPA: /tʁɑ̃s.mɛtʁ/
- Respelling: trahn-smet
🇸🇦 Modern Standard Arabic
- نقل (naql) (to send or convey)
- IPA: /naql/
- Respelling: naqal
- انتقل (intaqal) (spread, as in disease)
- IPA: /in.ta.qal/
- Respelling: in-ta-qal
🇧🇩 Bengali
- প্রেরণ (preraṇ) (to send or convey)
- IPA: /prerɔn/
- Respelling: pray-ron
- ছড়ানো (chhaṛāno) (spread, as in disease)
- IPA: /t͡ʃɦoɽano/
- Respelling: chho-raa-no
🇷🇺 Russian
- Передавать (peredavat’) (to send or convey)
- IPA: /pʲɪrʲɪˈdavətʲ/
- Respelling: pye-ri-da-vat
- Распространять (rasprostranyat’) (spread, as in disease)
- IPA: /rəsprɐˈstranʲjɪtʲ/
- Respelling: ras-pros-tran-yit
🇵🇹 Portuguese
- Transmitir (to send or convey, spread)
- IPA: /tɾɐ̃s.miˈtiɾ/
- Respelling: trans-mee-teer
🇮🇩 Indonesian
- Mengirim (to send or convey)
- IPA: /məŋ.ki.rim/
- Respelling: meng-kee-rim
- Menyebarkan (spread, as in disease)
- IPA: /mən.jə.bər.kan/
- Respelling: men-ye-bar-kan
🇩🇪 German
- Übertragen (to send or convey, spread)
- IPA: /ˌʔyː.bɐˈtʁaː.ɡən/
- Respelling: ue-ber-traa-gen
🇯🇵 Japanese
- 送信 (sōshin) (to send or convey)
- IPA: /soː.ɕiɴ/
- Respelling: so-shin
- 伝染 (densen) (spread, as in disease)
- IPA: /den.sen/
- Respelling: den-sen
🇻🇳 Vietnamese
- Truyền (to send or convey)
- IPA: /ʈʂwiən˨˩/
- Respelling: trwien
- Lây nhiễm (spread, as in disease)
- IPA: /laːj ɲiəm˧˧/
- Respelling: lay nyiem
🇰🇷 Korean
- 전송 (jeon-song) (to send or convey)
- IPA: /t͡ɕʌn.soŋ/
- Respelling: jeon-song
- 전파 (jeon-pa) (spread, as in disease)
- IPA: /t͡ɕʌn.pa/
- Respelling: jeon-pa
🇹🇷 Turkish
- İletmek (to send or convey)
- IPA: /iː.le.t'mek/
- Respelling: ee-let-mek
- Bulaştırmak (spread, as in disease)
- IPA: /bu.laʃ.tɯɾ.mak/
- Respelling: boo-lash-tur-mak
🇵🇰 Urdu
- بھیجنا (bhejna) (to send or convey)
- IPA: /bʱeːd͡ʒ.naː/
- Respelling: bheyj-naa
- مروج کرنا (marooj karnā) (spread, as in disease)
- IPA: /mə.ɾuːd͡ʒ kəɾ.naː/
- Respelling: ma-rooj kar-naa
