transmitter
pronunciation
How to pronounce transmitter in British English:
UK [trænsˈmɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce transmitter in American English:
US [trænsˈmɪtɚ, trænz-]
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- Noun:
- someone who transmits a message
- any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
- set used to broadcast radio or tv signals
Word Origin
- transmitter (n.)
- 1727, "one who transmits," agent noun from transmit. In telegraphy from 1844. Meaning "apparatus for transmitting radio signals" is from 1934.
Example
- 1. The heating would be done from a transmitter outside the body .
- 2. He expanded voa 's broadcasting ability by setting up transmitter devices in countries including liberia and the philippines .
- 3. These transmitter molecules cross the gap and bind to special receptors in the downstream nerve cell .
- 4. To charge a phone without a cord today , most phone owners would have to buy a smartphone case or battery pack with an embedded receiver , and then use a charging mat with a compatible transmitter .
- 5. Probably best to use the weight allotment for a powerful transmitter , then we can just phone back and forth and share discoveries .