TRANSMITTING

transmission, transmittal, transmitting

(noun) the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted

TRANSMIT

air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit

(verb) broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; “We cannot air this X-rated song”

transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise

(verb) send from one person or place to another; “transmit a message”

impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel

(verb) transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; “Sound carries well over water”; “The airwaves carry the sound”; “Many metals conduct heat”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

transmitting

present participle of transmit

Noun

transmitting

A process of transmission.

Source: Wiktionary


TRANSMIT

Trans*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transmitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Transmitting.] Etym: [L. transmittere, transmissum; trans across, over + mittere to send: cf. F. transmettre. See Missile.]

1. To cause to pass over or through; to communicate by sending; to send from one person or place to another; to pass on or down as by inheritance; as, to transmit a memorial; to transmit dispatches; to transmit money, or bills of exchange, from one country to another. The ancientest fathers must be next removed, as Clement of Alexandria, and that Eusebian book of evangelic preparation, transmitting our ears through a hoard of heathenish obscenities to receive the gospel. Milton. The scepter of that kingdom continued to be transmitted in the dynasty of Castile. Prescott.

2. To suffer to pass through; as, glass transmits light; metals transmit, or conduct, electricity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 March 2025

FABLED

(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”


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