transmitted Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb transfer to another
    transmit; communicate; convey.
    • communicate a disease
  2. verb transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
    impart; carry; convey; conduct; transmit; channel.
    • Sound carries well over water
    • The airwaves carry the sound
    • Many metals conduct heat
  3. verb broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
    broadcast; beam; transmit; send; air.
    • We cannot air this X-rated song
  4. verb send from one person or place to another
    transfer; channelise; transport; transmit; channelize; channel.
    • transmit a message
  5. adjective satellite occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
    transmissible; familial; hereditary; genetic; inherited.
    • an inherited disease
    • familial traits
    • genetically transmitted features

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