Dictionary

transmitter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English transmit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English transmitter From transmit + -er.

Meanings

1. One who or that which transmits something (in all senses).
   • Epinephrine and dopamine are two other catecholamine transmitters. 1988, Lubert Stryer, Biochemistry, 3rd edition, page 1025:
   • Habituation and dishabituation allow for experience-dependent tuning of these reflexes and the mechanisms underlying these forms of behavioral plasticity involve changes in transmitter release from the sensory to motor neuron synapses through homosynaptic depression and the serotonin-mediated recovery from depression, respectively. 2015 August 29, “Decline in the Recovery from Synaptic Depression in Heavier Aplysia Results from Decreased Serotonin-Induced Novel PKC Activation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
2. An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.

Forms

Deriveds

immunotransmitter · chemotransmitter · neurotransmitter · radio transmitter · carbon transmitter · emergency locator transmitter · phosphotransmitter · cotransmitter · emergency location transmitter · retransmitter · microtransmitter · multitransmitter · infinity transmitter · gliotransmitter · transponder · teletransmitter · radiotransmitter · arc transmitter · gaseotransmitter · gasotransmitter · transceiver

Translations (62)

be перада́тчык (electronic device) · pl nadawca (one who or that which transmits something) · hy հաղորդիչ (electronic device) · mk пренесувач (one who or that which transmits something) · cmn 發射機 /发射机 (one who or that which transmits something) · pl radionadajnik (electronic device) · cs vysílač (electronic device) · pl nadajnik (electronic device) · bg предава́тел (electronic device) · ja トランスミッター (one who or that which transmits something) · be перада́тчык (one who or that which transmits something) · ar نَاقِل (one who or that which transmits something) · sk vysielačka (electronic device) · ru переда́тчик (electronic device) · ms pemancar (electronic device) · pl przekaźnik (electronic device) · hu rádióadó (electronic device) · es transmisor (electronic device) · uk передава́ч (one who or that which transmits something) · ko 트랜스미터 (one who or that which transmits something) · nb sender (one who or that which transmits something) · eo sendilo (electronic device) · el πομπός (one who or that which transmits something) · nn sendar (one who or that which transmits something) · de Sender (one who or that which transmits something) · ja 送話器 (one who or that which transmits something) · is sendir (one who or that which transmits something) · pl nadawczyni (one who or that which transmits something) · fr transmetteur (electronic device) · el διαβιβαστής (one who or that which transmits something) · es transmisor (one who or that which transmits something) · cs vysílač (one who or that which transmits something) · ro transmițător (one who or that which transmits something) · bg предава́тел (one who or that which transmits something) · pl radioprzekaźnik (electronic device) · ca transmissor (electronic device) · hi प्रेषी (one who or that which transmits something) · sv sändare (one who or that which transmits something) · da sender (electronic device) · de Sendeanlage (electronic device) · da afsender (one who or that which transmits something) · sk vysielač (electronic device) · fi radiolähetin (electronic device) · de Sendegerät (electronic device) · ga tarchuradóir (electronic device) · ko 송화기 (one who or that which transmits something) · hi प्रेषी (electronic device) · fo sendari (one who or that which transmits something) · uk передава́ч (electronic device) · fi lähetin (one who or that which transmits something) · el αναμεταδότης (electronic device) · ca transmissor (one who or that which transmits something) · fr transmetteur (one who or that which transmits something) · mk предавател (electronic device) · da sender (one who or that which transmits something) · be перадава́льнік (electronic device) · ru переда́тчик (one who or that which transmits something) · pt transmissor (one who or that which transmits something) · lv raidītājs (electronic device) · el πομπός (electronic device) · pt transmissor (electronic device) · be перадава́льнік (one who or that which transmits something)