WordGarden.iotransmit
B2Pronunciation
UK
- /trænsmˈɪt/
US
- /trænzˈmɪt/
Meanings
Verb
to send information, ideas, or instructions from one person or place to another
to send a radio, electrical, or digital signal or data from one place or device to another
to pass a disease or infection to another person or animal
More meaningsFewer meanings
to pass a genetic trait or condition from parent to offspring
to convey power, force, or motion through a machine or mechanism
Beyond the definition
To transmit something is to send it from one place to another, like radio waves carrying your favorite song or a disease spreading through a population. It's about passing something on. Think of a relay race where each runner passes the baton to the next. The word can describe signals, information, energy, or even illness moving from one source to another. A satellite transmits television signals, your car transmits data about its performance, and people can even transmit messages through body language.
Imagine a secret message being passed from person to person across a crowded room—that's transmission in its most basic form. To transmit means to send something—information, energy, or a signal—from one point to another. It implies a journey, the carrying of something across space or through a medium.
The word can also be used for less physical things, such as feelings, ideas, or qualities. You might say someone "transmitted confidence" to the crowd. Today, however, it is most commonly associated with technology and communication. Radio stations transmit signals that your radio receives, and computers transmit data over vast networks. In a medical context, doctors study how diseases are transmitted—whether through the air, water, or physical contact.
The thing being sent is often called a "transmission." You might hear about a "radio transmission" or a "data transmission." The word can also refer to the act of sending itself: "The transmission was clear and uninterrupted." Even in biology, transmission plays a key role—nerve impulses transmit signals throughout your body. Whether it is a radio wave, a virus, a feeling, or an electrical signal, if something is being passed from one place to another, it is being transmitted.
Examples
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Sensor data
The sensor transmits data to the control room every five seconds.
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Emergency updates
During the storm, the station kept transmitting emergency updates.
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Live broadcast
The concert will be transmitted live online tonight.
- Phrasetransmitted live
shown or broadcast as it happens
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Secure email
The report was transmitted to headquarters by secure email.
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Disease spread
Mosquitoes can transmit the virus from one person to another.
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Genetics
Some genetic conditions can be transmitted from parent to child.
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Cultural tradition
Traditional songs are still transmitted from one generation to the next.
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- transmit a signal
- transmit data
- transmit disease
- transmit information
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Main spelling
- transmitverb
Forms
- transmittedpast tenseverb
- transmitting-ing formverb
- transmitsverb