Definitions
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verb
To send or convey from one person, place or thing to another.
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verb
To spread or pass on (something such as a disease or a signal).
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verb
To impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity.
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verb
To communicate (news or information, especially electronically).
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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.
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verb
To send out (a signal, as opposed to receive).
Example
- A Mayday call was transmitted by the stricken vessel.
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verb
To go out; to be sent, conveyed, spread, passed on, or communicated.
Example
- The Mayday call transmitted successfully.
