— transmittable, transmittible , adj.
/trans mit", tranz-/ , v. , transmitted, transmitting .
v.t.
1. to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
2. to communicate, as information or news.
3. to pass or spread (disease, infection, etc.) to another.
4. to pass on (a genetic characteristic) from parent to offspring: The mother transmitted her red hair to her daughter.
5. Physics.
a. to cause (light, heat, sound, etc.) to pass through a medium.
b. to convey or pass along (an impulse, force, motion, etc.).
c. to permit (light, heat, etc.) to pass through: Glass transmits light.
6. Radio and Television. to emit (electromagnetic waves).
v.i.
7. to send a signal by wire, radio, or television waves.
8. to pass on a right or obligation to heirs or descendants.
[ 1350-1400; ME transmitten transmittere to send across, equiv. to trans- TRANS- + mittere to send ]
Syn. 1. transfer, remit. 2. bear. See carry .