transmit

/tɹænsˈmɪt/

Frequency rank #6223

transmit

Definitions

  1. verb

    To send or convey from one person, place or thing to another.

  2. verb

    To spread or pass on (something such as a disease or a signal).

  3. verb

    To impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity.

  4. verb

    To communicate (news or information, especially electronically).

  5. verb

    To convey or conduct (energy or force) through a mechanism or medium.

    Example

    • The tractive and braking forces are transmitted to the body through a downward projecting pivot pin in the normal way.
  6. verb

    To send out (a signal, as opposed to receive).

    Example

    • A Mayday call was transmitted by the stricken vessel.
  7. verb

    To go out; to be sent, conveyed, spread, passed on, or communicated.

    Example

    • The Mayday call transmitted successfully.

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