transmit

See also: transmît

English edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English transmitten, borrowed from Latin trānsmittō (“transmit”, verb, literally “over-send”). See also oversend.

Pronunciation edit

enPR: trănsmĭt', trănzmĭt' IPA^(key): /tɹænsˈmɪt/, /tɹænzˈmɪt/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪt
Hyphenation: trans‧mit

Verb edit

transmit (third-person singular simple present transmits, present participle transmitting, simple past and past participle transmitted)

(transitive) To send or convey something from one person, place or thing to another.
(transitive) To spread or pass on something such as a disease or a signal.
(transitive) To impart, convey or hand down something by inheritance or heredity.
(transitive) To communicate news or information.
(transitive) To convey energy or force through a mechanism or medium.
- 1960 December, “The first hundred 25 kV a.c. electric locomotives for B.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 728:
  The tractive and braking forces are transmitted to the body through a downward projecting pivot pin in the normal way.
(intransitive) To send out a signal (as opposed to receive).
A Mayday call was transmitted by the stricken vessel.

Synonyms edit

oversend

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Translations edit

to send or convey from someone, some place or something to another

Bulgarian: предавам (bg) (predavam)
Catalan: transmetre (ca)
Czech: přenést
Danish: sende
Dutch: doorgeven (nl)
Esperanto: transdoni
Estonian: edasi andma
Finnish: lähettää (fi), siirtää (fi)
Galician: transmitir (gl)
Greek:
Ancient: παραδίδωμι (paradídōmi)
Irish: iompair
Romanian: transmite (ro)

to spread or pass on e.g. a disease or signal

Bulgarian: пренасям (bg) (prenasjam)
Catalan: transmetre (ca)
Czech: šířit (cs)
Danish: transmittere, sende
Dutch: doorgeven (nl)
Finnish: (~ signal) lähettää (fi); (~ disease) levittää (fi)
Greek: μεταδίδω (el) (metadído)

to impart, convey or hand down something by inheritance or heredity

Bulgarian: предавам по наследство (predavam po nasledstvo)
Catalan: transmetre (ca)
Dutch: doorgeven (nl)
Finnish: välittää (fi)

to communicate news or information

Bulgarian: предавам (bg) (predavam), съобщавам (bg) (sǎobštavam)
Catalan: transmetre (ca)
Dutch: doorgeven (nl)
Finnish: välittää (fi)
German: übermitteln (de)
Romanian: transmite (ro)
Walloon: kissemer (wa)

to convey energy or force through a mechanism

Bulgarian: пренасям (bg) (prenasjam)
Catalan: transmetre (ca)
Dutch: doorgeven (nl)
Finnish: välittää (fi)
Romanian: transmite (ro)
Sindhi: پارمُڪَڻُ (sd) (Paarmukann-u)

to send out a signal

Bulgarian: излъчвам (bg) (izlǎčvam)
Catalan: transmetre (ca)
Czech: vysílat (cs)
Dutch: uitzenden (nl)
Finnish: lähettää (fi)
Greek: μεταδίδω (el) (metadído)
Sindhi: پارمڪَڻُ (sd) (paarmukann-u)
Swedish: sända (sv)

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