TRANSMIT


Meaning of TRANSMIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tran(t)s-ˈmit, tranz- ]

verb

( trans·mit·ted ; trans·mit·ting )

Etymology: Middle English transmitten, from Latin transmittere, from trans- + mittere to send

Date: 15th century

transitive verb

1.

a. : to send or convey from one person or place to another : forward

b. : to cause or allow to spread: as

(1) : to convey by or as if by inheritance or heredity : hand down

(2) : to convey (infection) abroad or to another

2.

a.

(1) : to cause (as light or force) to pass or be conveyed through space or a medium

(2) : to admit the passage of : conduct

glass transmit s light

b. : to send out (a signal) either by radio waves or over a wire

intransitive verb

: to send out a signal either by radio waves or over a wire

• trans·mit·ta·ble -ˈmi-tə-bəl adjective

• trans·mit·tal -ˈmi-t ə l noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.